Gareth Russell (author)
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Gareth Russell | |
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Born | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | British |
Education | Down High Grammar School |
Alma mater | Saint Peter's College, Oxford |
Genre | History, historical fiction, young adult fiction |
Notable works | The Ship of Dreams Young and Damned and Fair |
Website | |
Author's profile |
Gareth Russell is a Northern Irish historian and author.
Early life and education[]
Gareth Russell was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He attended Down High Grammar School, and later graduated from Saint Peter's College, Oxford, where he studied modern history.[1] Russell completed a Master's degree in medieval history at Queen's University, Belfast. He currently divides his time between Belfast and New York.[2]
Career[]
Russell is the author of a series of plays, including The Gate of the Year.[3] In July 2011, his first novel Popular was published in the UK and Ireland by Penguin, as the first in a new series of novels following the lives of a group of Belfast teenagers. It was published in German as It-Girls by S. Fischer Verlag in 2014.[4] A sequel to Popular, titled The Immaculate Deception, was published in November 2012. Both novels were subsequently adapted for the stage in Northern Ireland, followed by a final theatrical sequel, Say You'll Remember Me, which received its first performance in 2016. [5]
In August 2014, Russell's first non-fiction book, The Emperors: How Europe's Rulers were Destroyed by World War One, was published by Amberley Publishing.[6] In 2017, his biography of English queen consort Catherine Howard was published, based on research undertaken between 2010 and 2016.[7] It was published by Simon & Schuster in the US and Canada, and HarperCollins in the UK, Ireland, and most of the Commonwealth. It was a finalist for the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography award in 2017, which was won that year by Edmund Gordon's biography of Angela Carter.[8] In 2019, his account of the Titanic disaster was published as The Darksome Bounds of the Failing World in the UK and The Ship of Dreams in the US.[9] It was named a Book of the Year by The Times[10] and a Best History Book of 2019 by The Daily Telegraph.[11] Russell is currently working on another work of medieval history, entitled The Palace by the River, which chronicles the history of Hampton Court Palace and its occupants.
Bibliography[]
Novels[]
- Popular (2011)
- The Immaculate Deception (2012)
Non-Fiction[]
- The Emperors: How Europe's Rulers were destroyed by World War I (2014)
- An Illustrated Introduction to the Tudors (2014)
- A History of the English Monarchy from Boadicea to Elizabeth I (2015)
- Young and Damned and Fair: The Life of Catherine Howard, Fifth Wife of King Henry VIII (US title) (2017)
- In the UK, this book's subtitle is The Life and Tragedy of Catherine Howard at the Court of Henry VIII
- The Ship of Dreams: The Sinking of the Titanic and the End of the Edwardian Era (2019), originally published as The Darksome Bounds of a Failing World in the UK and Ireland
Notes[]
- ^ "About". The Popular Series. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ Author biography, Young and Damned and Fair (UK edition, 2017)
- ^ De Buitléir & 7 March2014.
- ^ Russell & 1 October 2011.
- ^ https://eile.ie/2016/01/17/theatre-review-say-youll-remember-me-at-the-mac%E2%80%8F/
- ^ "Off with their heads: 'The Emperors: How Europe's Rulers Were Destroyed by the First World War'".
- ^ Russell, Gareth (17 April 2018). Young and Damned and Fair. ISBN 9781501108648 – via www.simonandschuster.com.
- ^ "Angela Carter biography wins award | The Spectator".
- ^ Lisle, Leanda de. "The Darksome Bounds of a Failing World by Gareth Russell review — how the Titanic sank the Edwardian era" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ Marriott, Robbie Millen | James. "The 50 best books of 2019" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ Heffer, Simon (18 December 2019). "The best new history books to buy for Christmas 2019". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
References[]
- De Buitléir, Scott (7 March 2014). "Preview & Competition: The Gate of The Year @ Belvoir Players' Theatre, Belfast". Eile Magazine. Eile.ie. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- Russell, Gareth (1 October 2011). "My interview in The Irish Times". Confessions of a Ci-devant. Garethrussellcidevant.blogspot.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- Vidal, Elena Maria (17 October 2009). "The Audacity of Ideas". Tea at Trianon. Teaattrianon.blogspot.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
External links[]
- Gareth Russell Author's page
- Male novelists from Northern Ireland
- Writers from Belfast
- Living people
- People educated at Down High School
- Alumni of St Peter's College, Oxford