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- Nicholas William Richmond Shakespeare is a British journalist and writer. Born to a diplomat, Shakespeare grew up in the Far East and in South America. He was educated at the Dragon School preparatory school then Winchester College and Cambridge and worked as a journalist for BBC television and then on The Times as assistant arts and literary editor. From 1988 to 1991 he was literary editor of The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph. His time in South America is represented in two novels, The Vision of Elena Silves and The Dancer Upstairs (1995, American Library Association Award). Other less well known works from this period are The Men Who Would Be King (1984), Londoners (1986) and The High Flyer (1993). In 1999, Shakespeare published his biography of Bruce Chatwin to widespread critical acclaim. This was followed by the novel Snowleg (2004, long-listed for the Booker Prize, Dublin IMPAC Award) a 'place' book, In Tasmania (2004) and Secrets of the Sea (2007). Shakespeare has also produced several extended biographies for television on Evelyn Waugh, Mario Vargas Llosa, Bruce Chatwin and on the actor Dirk Bogarde (Arena 2001, BAFTA "Best Arts Documentary Award", RTS "Best Documentary Award"). The Dancer Upstairs was made into a film in 2002 for which Shakespeare wrote the screenplay and which John Malkovich directed. Shakespeare was nominated as one of Granta's Best of British Young Novelists in 1993 and has written articles for Granta, the London Review of Books and the Times Literary Supplement among others. Shakespeare's novels place ordinary people against a background of significant events, as with The Dancer Upstairs, which deals with Abimael Guzmán, leader of Peru's Sendero Luminoso; and Snowleg, set partly during the Cold War in the German Democratic Republic. In 1999, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
- Nicholas William Richmond Shakespeare ist ein britischer Journalist und Autor.
- Nicholas William Richmond Shakespeare född 3 mars 1957 i Worcester, Storbritannien, är en brittisk journalist och författare. Som son till en diplomat växte Shakespeare upp i Fjärran östern och i Sydamerika. Han studerade vid Dragon School och Cambridge och arbetade som journalist för BBC och senare på The Times. Från 1988 till 1991 arbetade han för The Daily Telegraph och The Sunday Telegraph. Hans tid i Sydamerika behandlas i två romaner, The Vision of Elena Silves och The Dancer Upstairs (1995, American Library Association Award). Andra mindre kända verk från denna tid är The Men Who Would Be King (1984), Londoners (1986) och The High Flyer (1993). 1999 gav Shakespeare ut en biografi över Bruce Chatwin. Denna följdes av romanen Snowleg (2004), In Tasmania (2004) och Secrets of the Sea (2007). Shakespeare har även producerat ett antal biografier för TV, bland annat över Evelyn Waugh, Mario Vargas Llosa, Bruce Chatwin och skådespelaren Dirk Bogarde. The Dancer Upstairs filmatiserades 2002. Manus skrevs av Shakespeare och John Malkovich regisserade. I Shakespeares romaner placeras vanliga människor in på en plats där en betydelsefull händelse sker, The Dancer Upstairs, handlar till exempel om Abimael Guzmán, ledare för Perus Sendero Luminoso; och Snowleg utspelar sig delvis i Östtyskland under det kalla kriget.
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