Jonathan Lee (novelist)

Jonathan Lee is a British novelist and the author of 'Who Is Mr Satoshi?'.[1] The hardback of 'Who Is Mr Satoshi?' was published in the UK in July 2010 by Heinemann (part of the Random House Group), with the paperback following in 2011.[2]

On publication 'Who Is Mr Satoshi' was reviewed fairly widely by the British press. The Observer called it 'elegant and incisive',[3] The Independent said it was 'confident, sharply written and refreshingly direct' [4] and the Daily Mail described the novel as 'dream-like ... an unusual, playful and clever book.[5] The novel was also praised by several well known literary fiction writers, including Giles Foden, author of The Last King Of Scotland, who called it 'funny and moving'.[6]

'Who Is Mr Satoshi' was a runner up in the Edinburgh Festival's First Book Award 2010,[7] was shortlisted for a Medical Journalists' Association Open Book Award [8] and led to Jonathan Lee being nominated for the £10,000 Desmond Elliott Prize for literature 2011.[9]

The author's agents, Aitken Alexander Associates Ltd, state on their website that Jonathan Lee was born in Surrey in 1981, graduated from the University of Bristol with a First in English Literature and was working as a solicitor when he wrote his debut novel.[10]

It has been reported that Heinemann have bought UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, to publish Jonathan Lee's second (as yet untitled) novel.[2] The author's own website suggests that this second book will be published in 2012.[11]

References

  1. ^ Amazon's 'Jonathan Lee' page: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jonathan-Lee/e/B004E79CK4/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0
  2. ^ a b "Who Is Mr Satoshi?". Book Trade. 2009-10-22. http://www.booktrade.info/index.php/showarticle/23859. Retrieved 2011-05-14. 
  3. ^ Mary Fitzgerald (2010-07-21). "Debut fiction: Mr Peanut by Adam Ross; Who Is Mr Satoshi? by Jonathan Lee; Tinkers by Paul Harding | Books | The Observer". Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jul/18/debut-fiction-book-reviews-fitzgerald. Retrieved 2011-05-14. 
  4. ^ "Who is Mr Satoshi?, By Jonathan Lee". The Independent. 2010-08-13. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/who-is-mr-satoshi-by-jonathan-lee-2050902.html. Retrieved 2011-05-14. 
  5. ^ Victoria Moore (2010-08-04). "Debuts | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-1300250/Debuts.html. Retrieved 2011-05-14. 
  6. ^ Haslett, Adam. "Who is Mr Satoshi?: Amazon.co.uk: Jonathan Lee". Amazon.co.uk. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Who-Mr-Satoshi-Jonathan-Lee/dp/0434020419. Retrieved 2011-05-14. 
  7. ^ "2010 Readers’ First Book Award winner announced". Edinburgh International Book Festival. 2010-02-09. http://www.edbookfest.co.uk/news/2010-readers-first-book-award-winner-announced. Retrieved 2011-05-14. 
  8. ^ "Shortlisted entries for the MJA Open Book Awards 2011". Medical Journalists' Association. 2011-04-13. http://www.mjauk.org/news/%5Bcatpath-raw%5D/shortlisted-entries-mja-open-book-awards-2011. Retrieved 2011-05-14. 
  9. ^ "The Desmond Elliott Prize 2011 LONGLIST ANNOUNCED". The Desmond Elliott Prize. http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=51. Retrieved 2011-05-14. 
  10. ^ "Author's A to Z". Aitkenalexander.co.uk. 2010-07-01. http://www.aitkenalexander.co.uk/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=user&id=597%3Ajonathanlee&Itemid=151. Retrieved 2011-05-14. 
  11. ^ "Bio". Jonathan-lee.net. http://www.jonathan-lee.net/Jonathan_Lee_%28Author%29/Bio.html. Retrieved 2011-05-14.