Derek Beaven (born 1947) is a British novelist. His first novel, Newton's Niece, won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for best first book, Europe and South Asia. His second book, Acts of Mutiny was shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize and the Encore Award.Encore . Encoreaward.com. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
Beaven was born in South London. He studied at Ashlyns School, Hertfordshire. He read English at Oxford University.Derek Beaven from HarperCollins Publishers. Harpercollins.ca (24 March 2010). Retrieved 10 August 2011. He lives in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England.Derek Beaven | Authors | Macmillan. Us.macmillan.com (4 December 2009). Retrieved 10 August 2011.Derek Beaven. HarperCollins. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
Works Newton′s Niece, Faber and Faber, 1994, Acts of Mutiny, Fourth Estate, 1998, If the Invader Comes, Fourth Estate, 2001, His Coldest Winter, Fourth Estate, 2005; HarperCollins, 2006, The Icon Painter, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014, Pharmakon, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015, Remake, Derek Beaven, 2024,
Reviews
"Acts of Muniny", The New York Times, Mark Schone, 19 March 2000
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