Michael Nath
Michael Nath in London, November 2011
Michael Nath in London, November 2011
OccupationNovelist and academic
NationalityBritish
GenreFiction
SubjectModernism, creative writing
Notable worksLa Rochelle (2010),
British Story: A Romance (2014)
Notable awardsJames Tait Black Memorial Prize (shortlisted 2011)
SpouseSarah Tabrizi
Website
Nath's website
Michael Nath at University of Westminster

Michael Nath is a British author and academic in the field of English Literature. His first novel, La Rochelle (2010), was shortlisted for the 2011 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction.[1] His second, British Story: A Romance (2014), was a Morning Star Book of the Year.[2] It was described by The Times Literary Supplement as "a wonderful exercise in novelistic virtuosity, strange and beautiful."[3] His most recent novel, The Treatment,[4] (Quercus, 2020), was a critical success: The Guardian (Michael Donkor: "it is the voices and the language that make this novel such a triumph");[5] iPaper (Sarah Hughes: "His writing is addictive, sometimes strange, often beautiful");[6] Arts Desk ("A London novel to join the greats");[7] Morning Star (Paul Simon: "beautifully vulgar");[8] Tablet (hailed by AN Wilson: "Some of the most interesting dialogue I’ve read in years … a fantastic book");[9] Metro (Anthony Cummings: "a maverick project that defies comparison").

In The Guardian, David Peace selected it as "The Book I Wish I’d Written".[10] Ardal O’Hanlon recently selected it as a favourite novel (Hatchards Q&A).[11]

It was also one of iPaper's, the 40 Best Books of 2020;[12] a Daily Telegraph Best Crime Novel of 2020;[13] Novel of the Year in the Morning Star;[14] a Best Book of 2020, Arts Desk;[15] and Sunday Times Crime Club Paperback of the week.

The Treatment  has acquired a reputation: "Publishers should be less risk-averse. Look at […]  The Treatment by Michael Nath; if novels are going to survive, novelists have a responsibility to push the boundaries." [David Peace][16]

Nath is presently working on a novel about The Fall.

Nath is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Westminster, London specialising in modernism and creative writing;[17][18] his work has been featured by the Tate Gallery.[19]

Nath lives in London with his wife, the neuroscientist Sarah Tabrizi. [20]

References

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  1. ^ "Book prize shortlist revealed - The University of Edinburgh". ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Arts round-up 2014". morningstaronline.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  3. ^ Irwin, Andrew. "Cardinal Stories". The Times Literary Supplement. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  4. ^ "The Treatment". Litro Magazine. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  5. ^ "The Treatment by Michael Nath review – London's wild side". the Guardian. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Michael Nath's The Treatment is a densely written story of racism and revenge". inews.co.uk. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Michael Nath: The Treatment review - 'deeds, and language, such as men do use'". theartsdesk.com. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  8. ^ "The Treatment by Michael Nath". Morning Star. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  9. ^ Wilson, A.N. "Blackest and best". The Tablet. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  10. ^ "David Peace: 'My comfort read? Old Labour party manifestos'". the Guardian. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  11. ^ O'Hanlon, Ardal (26 May 2022). "Talk of Town: Ardal O'Hanlon". Hatchards.
  12. ^ "40 of the best books so far this year, from The Mirror and The Light to Grown Ups". inews.co.uk. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  13. ^ Kerridge, Jake (28 November 2020). "The best crime and thriller novels of 2020". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Books with Paul Simon". Morning Star. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  15. ^ "Best of 2020: Books". theartsdesk.com. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  16. ^ "David Peace: 'Publishers should be less risk-averse'". the Guardian. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Live'n'Local: Introducing Michael Nath". Rochester Literature Festival. 19 June 2015.
  18. ^ "Conference report: A Century On: Modernist Studies in Wales". MONC: Modernist Network Cymru. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  19. ^ "Modernity in Conflict - Michael Nath - Tate". tate.org.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  20. ^ "Who's Who 2016 - Tabrizi, Prof. Sarah Joanna". Who's Who 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.


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