Raphael Selbourne (born 1968 in

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, England) is a British writer. His

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Beauty Beauty is commonly described as a feature of objects that makes them pleasure, pleasurable to perceive. Such objects include landscapes, sunsets, humans and works of art. Beauty, art and taste are the main subjects of aesthetics, one of the fie ...

'' was awarded the 2009 Costa First Novel Award and the

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in 2010.

Background

Born in Oxford, his father is political commentator

David Selbourne David Selbourne (born 4 June 1937) is a British political philosopher, social commentator and historian of ideas. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School, and Balliol College, Oxford, where he studied Jurisprudence, held the Winter Williams ...

. He grew up in Oxford and studied Politics at the

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before moving to Italy. He lived in the West Midlands for many years, the setting for his debut novel ''Beauty''.

Bibliography

References

External links

Profile and interview in ''The Times''

Extract from ''Beauty'' featured in ''The Guardian'' newspaper

Tindal Street Press
{{DEFAULTSORT:Selbourne, Raphael 1968 births Living people Alumni of the University of Sussex British writers Writers from Oxford