Ellis Sharp
Ellis Sharp is an experimental British writer based in London. Known for his often Surrealist style, Sharp's work is often littered with obscure literary and historical references.[1] His works include several collections of short stories, and novels The Dump, Unbelievable Things and Walthamstow Central, all released by Zoilus Press.[2] His work has also been published by Jetstone, New Ventures and , which was founded by Frank Key and Max Décharné.
Sharp's influences include Ann Quin, who is referenced in his collection Quin Again and Other Stories (2015).[3][4] He also has an essay about Quin's last published novel Tripticks in his collection Sharply Critical (2017).
The novel Complicity by Iain Banks is dedicated to Sharp.[5]
Sharp was born and brought up in Sussex, but now lives in London. He is said to shun publicity and has been described as a 'recluse'.[2][6]
Publications[]
- The Aleppo Button (1991) – stories
- Lenin's Trousers (1992) – stories
- Engels on Video: A Joint Production (1995) – stories; with Mac Daly
- To Wanstonia (1996) – stories
- The Dump (1998) – novel
- Driving My Baby Back Home (1996) – stories
- Unbelievable Things (2000) – novel
- Aria Fritta (2004) – stories
- Walthamstow Central (2007) – novel
- Dead Iraqis: Selected Short Stories of Ellis Sharp (New Ventures, 2009) – stories[2][7]
- Intolerable Tongues (2011) – novel[2]
- Quin Again and Other Stories (Jetstone, 2015) – stories[8]
- The Writer in Nicholas Royle (ed), The Best British Short Stories 2013 (Salt, 2013)
- To Wetumpka (2015) – novel
- Lamees Najim (Jetstone, 2015) – novel
- Sharply Critical: Selected Essays and Reviews (Jetstone, 2017)[9]
- The Orwell Girl (2020) - novel
- Neglected Writer (2021) - novel
- What Vronsky Did Next (2021) - novel
- Twenty-Twenty (2021) - novel
References[]
- ^ Lezard, Nicholas (3 January 2012). "Intolerable Tongues by Ellis Sharp – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ a b c d Lezard, Nicholas (11 July 2009). "Bad dreams of the 20th century". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ "Quin Again and Other Stories -". 3:AM Magazine. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ "Ellis Sharp: Quin Again -". The Modern Novel. 2015. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ "Complicity by Iain Banks". LibraryThing. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ "Ellis Sharp - Biography". The Modern Novel. 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ Fisher, Mark. "Dead Iraqis: Selected Short Stories Of Ellis Sharp". www.newstatesman.com. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ "Quin Again and Other Stories -". 3:AM Magazine. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ "Waterstones: Ellis Sharp". Waterstones. 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
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