Robert McCrum
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Robert McCrum is a British writer and editor. He served as literary editor of The Observer for more than ten years, retiring in May 2008,[1] and is a former editor-in-chief at Faber & Faber.[2]
McCrum writes regular reviews and is also co-author of The Story of English (McCrum, Robert, William Cran, and Robert MacNeil. New York: Elisabeth Sifton, 1986) and P. G. Wodehouse: A Life (McCrum, Robert, W. W. Norton & Company, 2004).
In 1995 McCrum suffered a massive stroke. The devastating experience and his recovery is chronicled in My Year Off. He had only been married for two months and the book includes diary entries made by his wife, the journalist Sarah Lyall.
[edit] Family
He is a child of Michael William McCrum. He is married to Sarah Lyall, an American-born journalist who writes for The New York Times. They live in London with their children.
[edit] Bibliography
- (With William Cran and Robert MacNeil) The Story of English. New York: Elisabeth Sifton, 1986.
- My Year Off: Recovering Life After a Stroke. New York: W.W. Norton, 1998. ISBN 0393046567 ISBN 978-0393046564
- P. G. Wodehouse: A Life. New York: W.W. Norton, 2004.
[edit] Notes
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