G.S. Mankowski
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Occupation | Author |
| Location | Lincoln, United Kingdom |
| Links | Wishlist |
| Introduction | Described by Waterstones.com as 'one of the most exciting young writers in Britain today', Guy Mankowski is the author of the novels 'The Intimates', 'Letters from Yelena', 'How I Left The National Grid' and 'An Honest Deceit' and the non-fiction collection 'Albion's Secret History: Snapshots of England's Pop Rebels and Outsiders'. His fifth novel, 'Dead Rock Stars' is released by darkstroke / Crooked Cat on 19th September 2020. He is a full-time lecturer in Creative Writing at Lincoln University, UK. |
| Interests | My writing is focused on the construction of identity. My Creative Writing PhD focuses on self-design in post-punk music. Its research component incorporates Butler’s theory of performativity and Greenblatt’s ideas on self-fashioning. Other research interests of mine include Benjamin’s theories of the modern metropolis, Baudelaire’s ideas of flaneurism, Foucault’s ideas on power and psycho geography. |
| Favorite movies | Sexy Beast, Lost In Translation, Heat, I've Loved You So Long, La Dolce Vita, The Talented Mr Ripley, Velvet Goldmine, The Great Escape |
| Favorite music | Cable - When Animals Attack, Yourcodename is: milo - Ignoto, The Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust, N*E*R*D- In Search Of, Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible, The Cure- Disintegration, PJ Harvey- Is This Desire?, Pulp - His N Hers, David Bowie - Low, Mogwai- Young Team, Suede - Dog Man Star |
| Favorite books | Siri Hustvedt - What I Loved, Francoise Sagan - Bonjour Tristesse, Brett Easton Ellis- Less Than Zero, Jack Kerouac- On The Road, Albert Camus- Summer In Algiers |