Louise Welsh

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Louise Welsh is an author of short stories and novels in Glasgow, Scotland.

Welsh studied history at Glasgow University and traded in second-hand books[1] for several years before publishing her first novel.

Louise Welsh's debut novel The Cutting Room (2002)[2] was nominated for several literary awards including the 2003 Orange Prize for Fiction. It won the Crime Writers' Association Creasey Dagger for the best first crime novel and was a joint winner of the Saltire Society First Book of The Year Award.

Welsh's second major work, the novella Tamburlaine Must Die (2004),[3] fictionally recounts the last few days in the life of 16th-century English dramatist (see Tamburlaine) and poet Christopher Marlowe.

Her third novel, The Bullet Trick (2006)[4] is set in Berlin, London and Glasgow and narrated from the perspective of magician and conjurer William Wilson.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Biography, Genres, Bibliography, Prizes & Awards, Critical Perspective (html). British Council Arts.
  2. ^ Charles Taylor (8 April 2003). "Captivating Thriller from a new Scottish Writer (html). Salon.com.
  3. ^ Paul Hamilos (interview) (5 August 2005). "Capital Encounter" (html). The Guardian.
  4. ^ Mark Lawson (22 July 2006). "And for her next trick ..." (html). The Guardian.
 This article about a Scottish writer, poet or playwright is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.