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Keiran Goddard
Keiran Goddard is a novelist, poet and critic from Shard End, Birmingham. He is the author of the novels Hourglass, longlisted for the 2022 Desmond Elliott Prize, and I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning, longlisted for the 2025 Gordon Burn Prize. He has also published the poetry collections For the Chorus and Votive.
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- He is the author of the novels Hourglass, longlisted for the 2022 Desmond Elliott Prize, and I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning, longlisted for the 2025 Gordon Burn Prize.
- He has also published the poetry collections For the Chorus and Votive.
- 'Hermes ties won't fill a hole in your soul' Suzi talks to Keiran Goddard about his brilliant second novel, 'I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning', and his first, the playful, witty 'Hourglass'.
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Keiran Goddard (Author of I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning)Keiran Goddard is the author of I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning (3.94 avg rating, 965 ratings, 152 reviews, published 2024), Hourglass (3.46 avg rati...Keiran Goddard | Hachette UKKeiran Goddard grew up in Shard End, Birmingham in a working-class family. He is the author of one poetry pamphlet, two poetry collections and the novel Hourglass. His debut collection was shortlisted for the Melita Hume Prize, he was the runner up in the WillKeiran Goddard - The Catalog - Larchmont Public LibraryTurning time upside down, it combs the wreckage of personal heartbreak for something universal and asks what it means to lose what you love."-- Provided by publisher. More InfoAdd to List · SHARE · Author · Goddard, Keiran · Language · English · Formats ·Keiran Goddard“Goddard's startlingly truthful sentences and the collaborative narration style...make his sensitive novel nearly impossible to put down... Amidst the loss, hardship, and heartbreak in these friendships, there is luck and much love, too.” ... Stay updated
