Will Self

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September 26, 1961 in London, England, The United Kingdom

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male

website

http://www.will-self.com/

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Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction

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Martin Amis

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William Self is an English novelist, reviewer and columnist. He received his education at University College School, Christ's College Finchley, and Exeter College, Oxford. He is married to journalist Deborah Orr.

Self is known for his satirical, grotesque and fantastic novels and short stories set in seemingly parallel universes.

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Books by Will Self

Average rating: 3.56 · 7,447 ratings · 773 reviews · 34 distinct works

	Great Apes 3.58 avg rating — 1,010 ratings — published 1997 — 14 editions	My rating:
	The Book of Dave: A Revelation of the Recent Past and the Distant Future 3.42 avg rating — 936 ratings — published 2006 — 11 editions	My rating:
	The Quantity Theory of Insanity 3.71 avg rating — 738 ratings — published 1991 — 12 editions	My rating:
	How the Dead Live 3.57 avg rating — 773 ratings — published 2000 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Cock & Bull 3.44 avg rating — 610 ratings — published 1993 — 10 editions	My rating:
	My Idea of Fun: A Novel by Will Self, John Arden 3.52 avg rating — 606 ratings — published 1993 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Dorian 3.58 avg rating — 421 ratings — published 2003 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Grey Area 3.63 avg rating — 337 ratings — published 1994 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys 3.61 avg rating — 309 ratings — published 1999 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Sweet Smell of Psychosis: A Novella by Will Self, Martin Rowson (Illustrator) 3.49 avg rating — 217 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Will Self

“An English gentleman never shines his shoes, but then nor does a lazy bastard.”
― Will Self, Dorian

tags: humor-english

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“I'm going to end up like one of those old weirdos who lives in a network of tunnels burrowed through trash - yet I do not fear this.”
― Will Self

tags: humor

19 people liked it

“Always carry a notebook. And I mean always. The short-term memory only retains information for three minutes; unless it is committed to paper you can lose an idea for ever.”
― Will Self

tags: ideas , journals , memory , notebook , writing

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