Peter Benson (author)

Peter Benson
Born	Kent, England
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	British
Subjects	Relationships
Children	Oliver (born 1979) Ruth (born 1981) Ella (born 1995) with Carol Ann Duffy

Peter Benson was born in 1956 in Kent, UK and is the award-winning author of eight novels. His work has been described as ‘a far-reaching exploration into unlikely relationships’ and is characterised by the precision of its language, characterisations and approach.

Bibliography

Novels

1987, The Levels (Constable and Penguin Books)
1989, A Lesser Dependency (Macmillan and Penguin Books)
1990, The Other Occupant (Macmillan and Penguin Books)
1993, Odo's Hanging (Sceptre)
1994, Riptide (Sceptre)
1995, A Private Moon (Sceptre)
1997, The Shape of Clouds (Sceptre)
2011, Two Cows and a Vanful of Smoke (Alma)

Awards

The Levels - Winner of the Guardian Fiction Prize, The Author's Club First Novel Award, and a Betty Trask Prize
A Lesser Dependency - Winner of The Encore Award
The Other Occupant - Winner of The Somerset Maugham Award
Odo's Hanging - Shortlisted, The Daily Express Book of the Year

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