Derek Beaven
Derek Beaven is a British novelist. His first novel, Newton's Niece, won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for best first book, Europe and South Asia. His second book, Acts of Mutiny was shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize and the Encore Award.
Beaven was born in South London. He studied at Ashlyns School, Hertfordshire. He read English at Oxford University.
He lives in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England.
Works
- Newton′s Niece, Faber and Faber, 1994,
- Acts of Mutiny, Fourth Estate, 1998,
- If the Invader Comes, Fourth Estate, 2001,
- His Coldest Winter, Fourth Estate, 2005; HarperCollins, 2006,
Reviews
- , The New York Times, Mark Schone, 19 March 2000