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'''Timothy Peter Mo''' (毛翔青) (born 30 December 1950,<ref>According to "Timothy Mo" in ''Contemporary Authors Online'', Thomson Gale, (16 June 2004 update), some sources give his year of birth as 1953</ref> [[Hong Kong]]) is an [[English people|Anglo]]-Chinese novelist. Born to a [[Wales|Welsh]]-[[Yorkshire]] mother and a Hong Kong Chinese father, Mo lived in Hong Kong until the age of 10, when he moved to Britain. Educated at [[Mill Hill School]] and [[St John's College, Oxford]], Mo worked as a journalist before becoming a novelist.<ref name="Rennison2005">{{cite book|author=Nick Rennison|title=Contemporary British novelists|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=l1g3d69mwd4C&pg=PA101|accessdate=19 May 2013|year=2005|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-21709-5|pages=101–3}}</ref>


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'''Timothy Peter Mo''' (born 30{{nbsp}}December 1950<ref>According to "Timothy Mo" in ''Contemporary Authors Online'', Thomson Gale, (16 June 2004 update), some sources give his year of birth as 1953</ref>) is a British Asian novelist. Born to a [[British people|British]] mother and a [[Hong Kong people|Hong Kong]] father, Mo lived in Hong Kong until the age of 10, when he moved to Britain. Educated at [[Mill Hill School]] and [[St John's College, Oxford]], Mo worked as a journalist before becoming a novelist.<ref name="Rennison2005">{{cite book|author=Nick Rennison|title=Contemporary British novelists|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l1g3d69mwd4C&pg=PA101|year=2005|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-21709-5|pages=101–3}}</ref>
He [[self-publishing|self-publishes]] his books under the label "Paddleless Press".<ref>[http://www.books-by-isbn.com/0-9524193/ Books by ISBN: Paddleless Press]</ref>

His works have won the [[Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize]], the [[Hawthornden Prize]], and the [[James Tait Black Memorial Prize|James Tait Black Memorial Prize (for fiction)]], and three of his novels were shortlisted for the [[Booker Prize for Fiction]].<ref name="BritCounLit"/> Mo was also the recipient of the 1992 [[E. M. Forster Award]].<ref name="AmerAcad"/> His novel ''An Insular Possession'' (1986) was among the contenders in [[The Daily Telegraph|''The Telegraph'']]'s list of the 10 all-time greatest Asian novels.<ref>{{Cite web|title=10 best Asian novels of all time|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10630332/10-best-Asian-novels-of-all-time.html|date=22 April 2014|access-date=2020-12-06|website=The Telegraph|language=en-GB}}</ref>

In the early 1990s Mo became increasingly mistrustful of his publishers and increasingly outspoken about the publishing industry in general. Since 1994 when he rejected a £125,000 advance from [[Random House]] for his next novel, he has [[self-publishing|self-published]] his books under the label "Paddleless Press". His first novel to be self-published was ''Brownout on Breadfruit Boulevard''.<ref>Tonkin, Boyd (22 October 2011). [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-books-interview-timothy-mo-postcards-from-the-edge-1105400.html "Timothy Mo - Postcards from the edge"]. ''[[The Independent]]''. Retrieved 27 November 2015.</ref><ref>Foran, Charles (22 June 2012). [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-again-of-the-mysterious-timothy-mo/article4364456/ "The rise and fall, and rise again, of the mysterious Timothy Mo"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]''. Retrieved 27 November 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.books-by-isbn.com/0-9524193/ Books by ISBN Paddleless Press]</ref>

== Background ==
Mo has been described as a [[British Asian]] author.<ref>{{cite book|author=Tamara S. Wagner|editor1=Neil Murphy|editor2=Wai-Chew Sim|title=British Asian Fiction: Framing the Contemporary|date=2008|publisher=[[Cambria Press]]|chapter=Gorged-out Cadavers of Hills|isbn=978-1604975413|page=165|quote=British Asian authors like Timothy Mo or [[Kazuo Ishiguro]].}}</ref>


== Novels ==
== Novels ==


*''[[The Monkey King (Timothy Mo novel)|The Monkey King]]'' (1978)
*''[[The Monkey King (Mo novel)|The Monkey King]]'' (1978)
*''[[Sour Sweet]]'' (1982)
*''[[Sour Sweet]]'' (1982), filmed as ''[[Soursweet]]'' in 1988
*''[[An Insular Possession]]'' (1986)
*''[[An Insular Possession]]'' (1986)
*''[[The Redundancy of Courage]]'' (1991)
*''[[The Redundancy of Courage]]'' (1991)
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==Awards==
==Awards==
* 1979 [[Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize]] for ''The Monkey King''
* 1979: [[Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize]] for ''The Monkey King''<ref name="BritCounLit">{{cite web|url=https://literature.britishcouncil.org/writer/timothy-mo|title=Timothy Mo British Council Literature|work=[[British Council]]|publisher=British Council|accessdate=14 January 2016}}</ref>
* 1982 [[Booker Prize for Fiction]] (shortlist) for ''Sour Sweet''
* 1982: [[Booker Prize for Fiction]] (shortlist) for ''Sour Sweet''<ref name="BritCounLit"/>
* 1982 [[Hawthornden Prize]] for ''Sour Sweet''
* 1982: [[Hawthornden Prize]] for ''Sour Sweet''<ref name="BritCounLit"/>
* 1986 [[Booker Prize for Fiction]] (shortlist) for ''An Insular Possession''
* 1986: [[Booker Prize for Fiction]] (shortlist) for ''An Insular Possession''<ref name="BritCounLit"/>
* 1991 [[Booker Prize for Fiction]] (shortlist) for ''The Redundancy of Courage''
* 1991: [[Booker Prize for Fiction]] (shortlist) for ''The Redundancy of Courage''<ref name="BritCounLit"/>
* 1992: [[E. M. Forster Award]]<ref name="AmerAcad">{{cite web|url=http://www.artsandletters.org/awards2_popup.php?abbrev=Forster|title=American Academy of Arts and Letters - Award Winners|publisher=American Academy of Arts and Letters|accessdate=9 July 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106111558/http://www.artsandletters.org/awards2_popup.php?abbrev=Forster|archivedate=6 November 2011}}</ref>
* 1992 [[E. M. Forster Award]]
* 1999 [[James Tait Black Memorial Prize|James Tait Black Memorial Prize (for fiction)]] for ''Renegade or Halo2''
* 1999: [[James Tait Black Memorial Prize|James Tait Black Memorial Prize (for fiction)]] for ''Renegade or Halo2''<ref name="BritCounLit"/>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{British council|id=timothy-mo|name=Timothy Mo}}
* {{contemporary writers|id=74}}

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Latest revision as of 12:52, 13 November 2022

Timothy Mo
BornTimothy Peter Mo
(1950-12-30) 30 December 1950 (age 73)
OccupationNovelist
NationalityBritish
Period1978–present
GenreFiction
Chinese name
Chinese毛翔青[1]
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMáo Xiángqīng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationMòuh Chèuhngchīng
JyutpingMou4 Coeng4-ching1

Timothy Peter Mo (born 30 December 1950[2]) is a British Asian novelist. Born to a British mother and a Hong Kong father, Mo lived in Hong Kong until the age of 10, when he moved to Britain. Educated at Mill Hill School and St John's College, Oxford, Mo worked as a journalist before becoming a novelist.[3]

His works have won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, the Hawthornden Prize, and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize (for fiction), and three of his novels were shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction.[4] Mo was also the recipient of the 1992 E. M. Forster Award.[5] His novel An Insular Possession (1986) was among the contenders in The Telegraph's list of the 10 all-time greatest Asian novels.[6]

In the early 1990s Mo became increasingly mistrustful of his publishers and increasingly outspoken about the publishing industry in general. Since 1994 when he rejected a £125,000 advance from Random House for his next novel, he has self-published his books under the label "Paddleless Press". His first novel to be self-published was Brownout on Breadfruit Boulevard.[7][8][9]

Background

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Mo has been described as a British Asian author.[10]

Novels

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "一個人一個故事：消失12年 Timothy Mo新作面世". Apple Daily. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2015.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ According to "Timothy Mo" in Contemporary Authors Online, Thomson Gale, (16 June 2004 update), some sources give his year of birth as 1953
  3. ^ Nick Rennison (2005). Contemporary British novelists. Routledge. pp. 101–3. ISBN 978-0-415-21709-5.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Timothy Mo British Council Literature". British Council. British Council. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  5. ^ a b "American Academy of Arts and Letters - Award Winners". American Academy of Arts and Letters. Archived from the original on 6 November 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  6. ^ "10 best Asian novels of all time". The Telegraph. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  7. ^ Tonkin, Boyd (22 October 2011). "Timothy Mo - Postcards from the edge". The Independent. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  8. ^ Foran, Charles (22 June 2012). "The rise and fall, and rise again, of the mysterious Timothy Mo". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  9. ^ Books by ISBN Paddleless Press
  10. ^ Tamara S. Wagner (2008). "Gorged-out Cadavers of Hills". In Neil Murphy; Wai-Chew Sim (eds.). British Asian Fiction: Framing the Contemporary. Cambria Press. p. 165. ISBN 978-1604975413. British Asian authors like Timothy Mo or Kazuo Ishiguro.
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