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Mick Jackson
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Mick Jackson was born in Lancashire. He has written and directed several short films. His first novel, THE UNDERGROUND MAN (about which The Times said ‘soaked through with originality and expertly written’), was shortlisted for the 1997 Booker Prize and Whitbread First Novel Prize, and won the Royal Society of Authors First Novel Award. His second novel, FIVE BOYS, was published by Faber in 2001. A collection of fable-like stories, TEN SORRY TALES, was published by Faber in July 2005. Five of these tales were read on Radio 3 by actors including Alan Bennett and Miriam Margolies. He has recently published BEARS OF ENGLAND, which like TEN SORRY TALES is illustrated by David Roberts.








