Jonathan Coe

Writer · Cast

Born

August 19, 1961 · Birmingham, England, UK

Having studied at the prestigious Trinity College, Cambridge, Jonathan Coe has, over the last decade or so, become one of Britain's more respected authors. Coe's first two books, "The Accidental Woman" and "A Touch of Love", showed little sign of what was to come. Both books were reasonably enjoyable, good reads, but both left the reader feeling somewhat unfulfilled. His third novel, "The Dwarves of Death", which was adapted into the low-budget movie Five Seconds to Spare (2000), was his first really good book, a magnificent romp in which unrequited love, unfulfilled potential, unknown musicians, unidentified midgets, unadulterated hate and a child-killer combine and result in a rollercoaster ride of a book with an exhilarating climax. Coe's fourth book, the angry, political, magnificent "What A Carve Up", named after the movie _What a Carve Up (1962)_, a comedy horror movie in the style of the Carry On films, and a film which plays a large role in the book, which many regard as Jonathan Coe's masterpiece. Coe's two novels since then, "The House of Sleep" and "The Rotters' Club" have kept up the same high standard, and a recurring theme of all 6 books is that of coincidence and fate. In addition to his six novels, Coe has written a number of non-fiction books, including biographies of Humphrey Bogart and James Stewart. All of his books are available from amazon.co.uk, and some from Amazon.com or amazon.de. The Rotters' Club (2005) was televised in 2005.