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Gareth Russell | |
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| Born | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Down High Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Saint Peter's College, Oxford |
| Genre | History, historical fiction, young adult fiction |
| Notable works | Popular The Immaculate Deception |
| Website | |
| http://www.thepopularseries.com/about/ | |
Gareth Russell is a British author, best known for writing the novel Popular and its sequel, The Immaculate Deception.
Early life and education
Gareth Russell was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the son of a former football manager. He attended Down High Grammar School from the age of eleven to eighteen. He later studied Modern History at the University of Oxford, attending St. Peter's College. After that, he completed a postgraduate degree in medieval history at Queen's University, Belfast. He currently lives in Belfast.
Career
Russell is the author of a series of plays about the French Revolution, including The Audacity of Ideas and All Those Who Suffered.[1] His other plays include Appeasement, Magdalene, The Mysterious Case of Elizabeth Barton and The Gate of the Year.[2] In July 2011, his first novel Popular was published in the UK and Ireland by Penguin, as the first in a new series of novels following the lives of a group of privileged Belfast teenagers. It has subsequently been published in the United States of America, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. It was published in German as It-Girls by S. Fischer Verlag in 2014. It has also since been adapted for the stage.[3]
A sequel to Popular, The Immaculate Deception, was published in November 2012.
Bibliography
Novels
- Popular (2011)
- The Immaculate Deception (2012)
Plays
- The Audacity of Ideas
- All Those Who Suffered
- Appeasement
- Magdalene
- The Mysterious Case of Elizabeth Barton
- The Gate of the Year
Notes
References
- De Buitléir, Scott (7 March 2014). "Preview & Competition: The Gate of The Year @ Belvoir Players' Theatre, Belfast". Eile Magazine. Eile.ie. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- Russell, Gareth (1 October 2011). "My interview in The Irish Times". Confessions of a Ci-devant. Garethrussellcidevant.blogspot.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- Vidal, Elena Maria (17 October 2009). "The Audacity of Ideas". Tea at Trianon. Teaattrianon.blogspot.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
External links
- The Popular Series Gareth Russell’s Website
- Confessions of a Ci-devant (Blog)
- Popular (Blog)