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Benjamin Markovits
Benjamin Markovits FRSL is a British-American writer. He is the author of twelve novels, among them a trilogy on the life of poet Lord Byron. Markovits was selected as one of the Best of Young British Novelists by Granta magazine in 2013. In 2016, his novel You Don't Have To Live Like This won the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction. In 2025, his novel The Rest of Our Lives was shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize.
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- He is the author of twelve novels, among them a trilogy on the life of poet Lord Byron.
- Markovits was selected as one of the Best of Young British Novelists by Granta magazine in 2013.
- Benjamin Markovits joins Suzi to talk about road trips, basketball and Saul Bellow, and his witty, bittersweet new novel, 'The Rest of Our Lives' about a man who goes on a voyage of self-discovery across the US as he contemplates leaving his marriage.
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Benjamin Markovits | FaberEither Side of Winter by Benjamin Markovits is a romantic novel set over four seasons in Manhattan and a high school… ... Douglas Pitt is a man obsessed. Laughed at, mocked and dismissed at every turn, Pitt has spent the best part of… ... Sign up to the join tBooks by Benjamin Markovits (Author of The Rest of Our Lives)Benjamin Markovits has 22 books on Goodreads with 63920 ratings. Benjamin Markovits’s most popular book is Walden or, Life in the Woods.The Rest of Our Lives by Benjamin Markovits | WaterstonesPublisher: <strong>Faber & Faber</strong> ISBN: 9780571388547 Number of pages: 256 Dimensions: 216 x 135 mm Language: English Edition: Main ... Almost a coming of old age story as the everyday paths through aging, long-term marriage and failing health are Ben MarkovitsAuthor Ben Markovits's list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability.
