David Mitchell is a British writer, creator of two novels shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
Before career
David Mitchell was born on January 12, 1969 in the small British town of Southport, which is home to 90 thousand inhabitants. After birth, David's family moves to Malvern, an even smaller town in Worcestershire, England.
David began writing short stories at the age of 8. Then he was greatly inspired by the book he read about the adventures of rabbits. David also wrote small poems, however, as he himself admits, they were "terrible".
During his school years, his parents bought Mitchell one book a month. He really liked reading, the writer still remembers those books warmly. They are for him "like a magic wardrobe from Narnia - a door to another reality."
David Mitchell graduated from the University of Kent, where he studied American and English literature.
Writing career
In 1994, the author of the novels moved to Japan, where he taught English. Five years later, he wrote his first novel, A Literary Ghost. The novel fell in love with readers, and David Mitchell became a popular person. "English Murakami" - this is how the readers spoke about it. Soon, for his efforts, the writer received the John Llewellyn-Rees Award as "the best British book written by an author under 35 years of age."
David continued to create and become an increasingly successful author. In 2001, he released the novel "Dream No. 9". The book became just as popular and salable, and even got shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
After in 2004, the author writes a book called "Cloud Atlas", which was nominated for "Booker", as well as filmed in 2012. The film, with a budget of $ 102 million, was named "the most expensive budget film of all time," and also won a Saturn and Golden Globe award.
In 2006, David Mitchell wrote an unusual book "The Meadow of the Black Swan", which greatly surprised the readers. It is not like his previous novels. It contains 13 months of Jason Taylor's life. The boy secretly composes poetry and suffers from stuttering.
In 2014, David Mitchell's highly anticipated novel "Mortals" was released, which the audience highly appreciated. In 2018, there were no announcements of new novels, nevertheless, readers are expecting a sequel to Ordinary Mortals soon.
Personal life
David Mitchell first met his wife Keiko Yoshida in Japan, at the university where David worked. The writer studied Japanese culture to show that he was serious about his girlfriend. Soon their wedding took place. David Mitchell moved with his wife to the Irish city of Cork, where they now live with their two children.
