Michael Bracewell

Writer, novelist and cultural critic

British London, England Leo

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ProfessionWriter, novelist and cultural critic
NationalityBritish
Date of Birth07/08/1958
Age68 years
BirthplaceLondon, England
Zodiac SignLeo

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SummaryBritish novelist, critic and essayist who writes on pop culture, art and fashion, known for fiction about metropolitan alienation and for his nonfiction on English pop history. He is also a documentary writer and presenter and a regular contributor to Frieze magazine.

Educational Qualification(s)

University of NottinghamGraduated in English and American Studies

Family

FatherGeorge Bracewell (civil servant)
MotherJoyce Bracewell (née Crowther)

Career

Novels
  • The Crypto-Amnesia Club (1988)
  • Missing Margate (1988)
  • The Quick End (1988)
  • Divine Concepts of Physical Beauty (1989)
  • The Conclave (1992)
  • Saint Rachel (1995)
  • Perfect Tense (2001)
  • Unfinished Business (2023)
Nonfiction
  • England Is Mine: Pop Life in Albion From Wilde to Goldie (1997)
  • The Nineties: When Surface was Depth (2002)
  • Roxyism (2004)
  • Re-make/Re-model: Becoming Roxy Music (2007)
  • The Space Between: Selected Writings on Art (2012)
  • Modern World: The Art of Richard Hamilton (2021)
  • Roxy: The Band That Invented an Era (2008)
Other Work
  • Regular contributor to Frieze since its launch
  • Wrote exhibition catalogues for artists including Sam Taylor-Wood, Ian Davenport and Gilbert & George
  • Co-curator of The Secret Public exhibition at Kunstverein Munchen (2006)
  • Turner Prize judge (2007)
  • Consultant for the British Council in London
  • Writer of the film The Pilgrimage of Gilbert and George (2024)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Co-authored I Know Where I'm Going, a guide to Morecambe and Heysham, with artist Linder Sterling (2003)
2. Wrote and presented BBC documentaries, including one on Oscar Wilde
3. Has contributed to publications such as The Observer, The Guardian, The Independent, The Face and Harper's Bazaar
4. Unfinished Business revisits Martin Knight, a character who first appeared in The Conclave, and was his first novel in about two decades

Also born on 7 August

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