Richard Mason

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Richard Mason (born 1977) is an English novelist.

Born in Johannesburg, in South Africa, he was ten years old when he moved to England with his parents. He was educated at Eton and New College Oxford. His first novel, The Drowning People, was published during his first year at Oxford, and has since been translated into 22 languages.

He set up the Kay Mason Foundation, in memory of his sister, who died when he was a child. The aim of the foundation is to make the best education available for young people in South Africa.The foundation has the patronage of Nobel Peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

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Average rating: 3.55 · 1,101 ratings · 226 reviews · 18 distinct works

	History of a Pleasure Seeker 3.57 avg rating — 475 ratings — published 2011 — 14 editions	My rating:
	The Drowning People 3.62 avg rating — 445 ratings — published 1999 — 23 editions	My rating:
	Noi by Richard Mason, Susanna Basso (translator) 3.29 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2004 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Natural Elements 3.46 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2008 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Lotgenoten 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2004	My rating:
	Der Liebesbeweis. 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2000	My rating:
	Us by Richard Mason, Nicholas Bell (Narrator), Nancy Black (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	Us by Richard Mason, Nicholas Bell (Narrator), Nancy Black (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	Us by Richard Mason, Nicholas Bell (Narrator), Nancy Black (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Angling Experiences and Reminiscences, by Richard Mason 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:

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