__NOTOC__ Matthew Beaumont is a British novelist and former

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. Beaumont made his debut in 2000 with the

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, '' e. The Novel of Liars, Lunch and Lost Knickers'', which consists entirely of e-mails composed by the staff of one advertising office. A recent example of an

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, it is generally recognised as one of the first e-mail novels. For the

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, Beaumont created the storyline of the alternate reality game, '' Jamie Kane'' (2005).

Novels

*'' e'' (2000) *'' The e Before Christmas'' (2000) *'' The Book, the Film, the T-shirt'' (2002) *'' Staying Alive'' (2004) *'' Where There's a Will'' (2007) *'' Small World'' (2008) *''e Squared'' (2009)

References

External links

''Let's Talk About Me''
the official web site for Maria and Matt Beaumont
An interview with Matt Beaumont
from ''bookmunch.co.ok'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Beaumont, Matt Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 20th-century British novelists 21st-century British novelists

Novels

See also

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