Toby
Litt
was born in Bedford in 1968, and grew up in nearby Ampthill. His father is an antiques
dealer, and his mother worked at Cranfield University. He studied English at
Worcester College, Oxford University. Toby Litt had started his literary
adventures by writing poetry, but by the time he left university, he began to
move more into prose. He has never published his early novel “The Lost Notebook
of Babel”. He was also a student on Malcolm Bradbury’s Creative Writing MA at
the University of East Anglia. In 1995, he won the Curtis Brown Fellowship. The
following year saw the publication of his first book, “Adventures
in Capitalism”, a collection of short stories inspired by the 3 years he
lived in Prague. 1997 saw the publication of his excellent first novel, “Beatniks”.
“Corpsing”, probably the novel for which he is best known, was published in
2000. 2001 saw the publication of his next novel, “deadkidsongs”.
Toby Litt’s 2nd collection of short stories, “Exhibitionism”,
was published in 2002. In 2003, Toby Litt’s reputation was cemented by Granta
naming him as one of the 20 “Best of Young British Novelists”. Two more novels
followed: “Finding
Myself” (2003), “Ghost
Story” (2004), and “Hospital”
(2007). Toby Litt is currently naming his books alphabetically. A Toby Litt
short story was also included in the anthology “All Hail
the New Puritans” in 2000. Toby Litt has previously worked as a bookseller,
a teacher, and a subtitler. He now lives in London. Visit Toby Litt’s homepage:
http://www.tobylitt.com/. Visit Toby Litt’s MySpace page, and
then there’s his bebo.com page, which
occasioned this article from Muttering Lydia, who must obviously be on Toby
Litt’s email list: Does
Toby Litt want me for a friend?
The Waters – a Toby Litt short story from
“Exhibitionism” published in pdf format
Babylon -
read Toby Litt's contribution to this collaborative London novel
How
do you view your own life? Toby Litt discusses the theme of self-thinking in
Joris-Karl Huysmans's Against Nature – an essay by Toby Litt
How short is short?
– a Toby Litt editorial
Me and My Vote
– Toby Litt writes about Tony Blair in 2001
Grand
aesthetic of the dumped: we have all slept with Tracey Emin – a Toby Litt
article in “The New Statesman” in 2002
Forgotten
Heroes – Toby Litt talks about Elizabeth Fraser from The Cocteau Twins
The
American Century: photography battles with its limitations – a Toby Litt
article in “The New Statesman” from 2003
My
Week – Toby Litt writes about the death of his uncle in “The Independent on
Sunday” in 2003
Teenage
Exile – Toby Litt writes about comics for “The New Statesman” in 2003
Toby Litt’s
favourite crime novels – a list that he compiled for “The Guardian”
Toby
Litt on Winona Ryder’s Curse – another article for “The Guardian”
Toby Litt interview
– our interview
with Toby Litt
3am
Interview – Richard Marshall’s interview from 2003
Toby
Litt: adventures in postmodernism – Clare Dwyer of “The Independent” talks
to Toby Litt in 2003
The
World According to… Toby Litt – a mini interview in “The Independent” from
2004
When
Hari met Toby – Hari Kunzru and Toby Litt talk to each other in “The
Independent” in 2004
Decode
– Paul Cunliffe’s interview with Toby Litt from 2004
Toby Litt
interview – with the British Council in Poland
The
Mind’s Construction Quarterly – their interview with Toby Litt!
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