Raphael Selbourne (born 1968 in Oxford, England)[1] is a British writer. His debut novel Beauty was awarded the 2009 Costa First Novel Award[2][3] and the McKitterick Prize in 2010.
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Born in Oxford, his father is political commentator David Selbourne.[1] He grew up in Oxford and Cornwall[2] and went on to study Politics at the University of Sussex before moving to Italy to teach.[1] He now lives in Wolverhampton, the setting for his debut novel Beauty[2] and teaches in a prison in South East England.[1]