Jonathan Coe, born 19 August 1961 in Birmingham, is a British novelist and writer. His work usually has an underlying preoccupation with political issues, although this is often expressed seriously in the form of satire. For example, What a Carve Up! reworked the plot of an old 1960s spoof horror film of the same name, in the light of the 'carve up' of the UK's resources which some felt was carried out by Margaret Thatcher's right wing Conservative governments of the 1980s.

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  • Jonathan Coe, born 19 August 1961 in Birmingham, is a British novelist and writer. His work usually has an underlying preoccupation with political issues, although this is often expressed seriously in the form of satire. For example, What a Carve Up! reworked the plot of an old 1960s spoof horror film of the same name, in the light of the 'carve up' of the UK's resources which some felt was carried out by Margaret Thatcher's right wing Conservative governments of the 1980s. He studied at King Edward's School, Birmingham and Trinity College, Cambridge, before teaching at the University of Warwick. In July 2006 Coe was given an honorary degree by The University of Birmingham. Both What a Carve Up! and The Rotters' Club have been adapted as drama serials for BBC Radio 4; The Rotters' Club (which was set in a very lightly fictionalised version of his old school in the 1970s King Edward's School, Birmingham) was also adapted for television and broadcast on BBC Two. The Dwarves of Death was filmed as Five Seconds to Spare. In a recent article , British journalist John Pilger mentions sending a copy of What a Carve Up! to the imprisoned Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (en)
  • Jonathan Coe (* 19. August 1961 in Birmingham) ist ein englischer Schriftsteller. Coe studierte an der King Edward's School in Birmingham und am Trinity College, Cambridge und lehrt an der University of Warwick. Seine - oft humorvoll und satirisch geprägten - Romane sind in erster Linie von der Beschäftigung mit sozialen Fragen geprägt. So gilt sein Roman Allein mit Shirley als bissige Satire über die konservative Sozial- und Wirtschaftspolitik der Ära Margaret Thatcher. Sein autobiographisch geprägter Roman Erste Riten schildert die Geschichte zweier Jugendlicher aus unterschiedlichen sozialen Schichten in den 70er Jahren. (de)
  • Jonathan Coe (s. 1961 Birmingham Englanti) on brittiläinen kirjailija. Hän asuu Lontoossa. Coen esikoisromaani ilmestyi 1987 ja hän teki kansainvälisen läpimurron vuonna 1994. Unen talossa (1997) Coe tarkastelee 1980- ja 1990-lukua rinnan. Konnien klubi (2001) on 1970-luvun koululais- ja yhteiskuntakuvaus. (fi)
  • Jonathan Coe est un écrivain britannique, né le 19 août 1961 à Birmingham. Il a étudié à la King Edward's School à Birmingham et au Trinity College à Cambridge avant d'enseigner à l'Université de Warwick. Il doit sa notoriété à l'étranger à son troisième roman Testament à l'anglaise. Cette virulente satire de la société britannique des années du thatchérisme a connu un important succès auprès du public. Jonathan Coe a reçu le Prix Médicis étranger en 1998 pour La Maison du sommeil. (fr)
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  • Jonathan Coe född 19 augusti 1961 i Birmingham, är en engelsk författare. Förutom romaner har han skrivit monografier över James Stewart och Humphrey Bogart. Han debuterade 1987 med romanen The accidental woman, men hans riktiga genombrott kom med den fjärde romanen What a carve up! 1994. (sv)
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  • At Humber Mouth Festival on 19 June 2006 (en)
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  • English novelist (en)
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  • Jonathan Coe, born 19 August 1961 in Birmingham, is a British novelist and writer. His work usually has an underlying preoccupation with political issues, although this is often expressed seriously in the form of satire. For example, What a Carve Up! reworked the plot of an old 1960s spoof horror film of the same name, in the light of the 'carve up' of the UK's resources which some felt was carried out by Margaret Thatcher's right wing Conservative governments of the 1980s. (en)
  • Jonathan Coe (* 19. August 1961 in Birmingham) ist ein englischer Schriftsteller. (de)
  • Jonathan Coe (s. 1961 Birmingham Englanti) on brittiläinen kirjailija. Hän asuu Lontoossa. Coen esikoisromaani ilmestyi 1987 ja hän teki kansainvälisen läpimurron vuonna 1994. (fi)
  • Jonathan Coe est un écrivain britannique, né le 19 août 1961 à Birmingham. Il a étudié à la King Edward's School à Birmingham et au Trinity College à Cambridge avant d'enseigner à l'Université de Warwick. Il doit sa notoriété à l'étranger à son troisième roman Testament à l'anglaise. Cette virulente satire de la société britannique des années du thatchérisme a connu un important succès auprès du public. (fr)
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  • Jonathan Coe född 19 augusti 1961 i Birmingham, är en engelsk författare. (sv)
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