Magnus Mills

Magnus Mills (born 1954 in Birmingham ) is a British writer who became known for novels and short stories.

Life

Magnus Mills lived in Bristol until he moved to London in 1986. Until that time, he earned his living as a fence builder, as well as the protagonist of his first novel The Lords of fences. In London, he worked as a bus driver. During this time he began writing, only a few weeks for the Independent and then his first book. After a few years break, he continues today again the bus route from Brixton to Oxford Circus.

Style

Magnus Mills uses a laconic style, he uses short sentences and many dialogues. His humor is called deadpan, a British form of dry humor. However, his works are not purely comic, but also deal with things like freedom and habit. Thus, the journey of the protagonist from India Mills ' second novel ends India can wait, for example, at a campsite and a daily Pubbesuch.

Awards

The gentlemen of the fences was nominated in 1998 for the Booker Prize and the Whitbread First Novel Award and won the 1999 McKitterick Prize.

Works

• The Restraint of Beasts (English Lords of the fences ) - novel, 1998
• Only When the Sun Shines Brightly - short stories, 1999
• All Quiet On The Orient Express (German India can wait. ) - Novel, 1999
• Three to See the King ( German To the King! ) - Novel, 2001
• The Scheme for Full Employment ( dt whole work) - novel, 2003
• Once in a Blue Moon - short stories, 2003
• Explorers of the New Century (Eng. The discovery of the century ) - novel, 2005
• Maintenance of Headway - novel, 2010
• A Cruel Bird Came to the Nest and Looked In - novel, 2011
• The Arch, the Circus and the Cross - novel in work