While studying at the Oxford University, Cleave was employed for a short period. The inspiration for author Cleave to write excellent novels came from the popular works of some of the most prominent writers like Cormac McCarthy, John Steinbeck, Annie Prou, Virginia Woolf, Emile Zola, Howard Jacobson, etc. He frequently invites people to have a direct interaction with him related to any topic. Author Cleave enjoys indulging in interactions with his fans and readers. It helped to make him an even more famous novelist after reaching the 2 million mark of sales in printed copies. Author Cleave received a great boost when he learned that his book, Little Bee, has reached the number 1 spot on the NY Times best-selling list. As a journalist, author Cleave writes columns for the Guardian in London. Nicole Kidman was cast as the main lead in that film.

The BBC Films production company bought the rights in association with the Blossom Films to develop the book’s story into a movie. The book, which was published as Little Bee in some places, was shortlisted for the 2008 Costa Awards.Īuthor Cleave has said that he was able to write this novel by taking inspiration from the time he spent in West Africa as a child. The Other Hand was published in 2008 and went on to be described as a powerful art piece, shocking, deeply affecting, exciting, and superb by the literary magazine called The Independent. Author Cleave made a second attempt at glorifying his writing career and it also worked wonders for him. They selected the Australian actress named Susan Lyons to be the voice that reads the story. After its successful run, the publishers decided to release an audiobook of this novel. There was also a nomination for the Writers’ Prize by Commonwealth in the same year. This novel also helped author Cleave to win the Maugham Award in 2006. The book was also adapted into a Hollywood feature film that starred Edward McGregor and Michelle Williams in the lead roles. This novel was released in 20 countries and achieved success in almost all the places of its publication. As of today, he resides in the UK with his happy family, comprising of his 3 children a beautiful French wife.Īuthor Cleave embarked on the path of writing novels for the first time with the book Incendiary. Cleave completed his graduation from the Balliol College in Oxford and obtained a degree in psychology. His upbringing was done in Buckinghamshire and Cameroon. In addition to be a popular author, he is also a respected journalist.

Among his popular books, there are novels called Incendiary, Gold, Little Bee, Everyone Brave is Forgiven, Gull, etc. He has written several successful standalone books in his career so far. Chris Cleave is a reputed novelist from the United Kingdom, who is well known for writing literature & fiction, adult fiction, sports, British literature, contemporary, and war novels.

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