James Buchan

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The Honourable James Buchan (born 11 June 1954) is a Scottish novelist and journalist.

Biography

Buchan is the son of William Buchan, 3rd Baron Tweedsmuir, and grandson of John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, the Scottish novelist and diplomat. He was educated at Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford, and began his career as a Financial Times correspondent, writing from the Middle East, Germany, and the United States. In 1986, he married Lady Evelyn Rose Phipps, daughter of Oswald Phipps, 4th Marquess of Normanby. He has three children, Elizabeth, Nicholas and Rose.

Bibliography

Novels

  • A Parish of Rich Women (1984) Whitbread Book of the Year award,[1] Betty Trask Award[2]
  • Davy Chadwick (1987)
  • Slide (1991)
  • Heart's Journey in Winter (1995) (The Golden Plough in US)
  • High Latitudes (1996)
  • A Good Place to Die (1999) (The Persian Bride in US)
  • The Gate of Air (2008)
  • The Persian Bride (2000)

Non-fiction

  • Frozen Desire: An Inquiry into the Meaning of Money (1997)
  • Capital of the Mind: How Edinburgh Changed the World (2003) (Crowded with Genius: Edinburgh's Moment of the Mind'' in US)
  • Adam Smith and the Pursuit of Liberty (2006) (The Authentic Adam Smith:His Life and Ideas in US)
  • Days of God: The Revolution in Iran and its Consequences (2012)

References

  1. ↑ "Past Winners complete list". Costa Book Awards. Retrieved 14 December 2010. 
  2. ↑ "The Betty Trask Prize and Awards". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 14 December 2010. 
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