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: 3.49 · 2,407 ratings · 445 reviews · 19 distinct works · Similar authors

	History of a Pleasure Seeker 3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 1,464 ratings — published 2011 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Drowning People 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 639 ratings — published 1999 — 23 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Noi by Richard Mason, Susanna Basso (translator) 3.31 of 5 stars 3.31 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2004 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Natural Elements 3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2008 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The World of Suzie Wong 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der Liebesbeweis. 2.78 of 5 stars 2.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Muistojen huoneet by Richard Mason, Maria Erämaja (Translator) 2.5 of 5 stars 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Verloren zielen 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Minutenwalzer by Richard Mason, Judith Schwaab (Übersetzer) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From a Shotgun Shack 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“He doesn't want to hurt anybody , you know. He is good, nice, kind. But he has got a small heart --- to small to hold much feeling. Maybe just enough for himself, but not enough feeling to give out to anybody. He couldn't really love anybody, that man. - Suzie Wong (The World of Suzie Wong)”
― Richard Mason

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“The adventures of adolescence had taught Piet Barol that he was extremely attractive to most women and to many men. He was old enough to be pragmatic about this advantage, young enough to be immodest, and experienced enough to suspect that it might be decisive in this, as in other circumstances.”
― Richard Mason, History of a Pleasure Seeker

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