Max Porter

Max Porter is the author of four novels. His work has been translated into thirty languages. His first novel, Grief Is the Thing with Feathers, won the Sunday Times/Peters, Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year, the International Dylan Thomas Prize, the Europese Literatuurprijs and the BAMB Readers’ Award, and was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and the Goldsmiths Prize. His second novel, Lanny, was a Sunday Times bestseller and was longlisted for the Booker Prize. His third book, The Death of Francis Bacon, was described by the Irish Independent as a "little masterpiece". He wrote the short film All of this Unreal Time for the actor Cillian Murphy, and the pamphlet It’s Going to Be a Bright New Day with Bonny 'Prince' Billy. He frequently collaborates with artists, theatre-makers and musicians. He lives in England.