Sophie Mackintosh Explained

Sophie Mackintosh
Birth Place:Wales
Occupation:Writer
Language:English
Nationality:British
Alma Mater:University of Warwick
Genre:Fiction, short stories
Notableworks:The Water Cure (novel)

Sophie Mackintosh (born 1988)[1] is a British novelist and short story writer. Her debut novel, The Water Cure, was nominated for the 2018 Man Booker Prize.[2] In 2023, she was named on the Granta Best of Young British Novelists list, compiled every 10 years since 1983, identifying the 20 most significant British novelists aged under 40.[3]

Biography

Mackintosh was born in South Wales and grew up in Pembrokeshire.[4] When she started writing, her initial focus was on poetry.[5] She eventually gravitated towards prose fiction, which she has combined with holding various jobs during her 20s.

She is bilingual, and cites Welsh mythology and Angela Carter as influences. Mackintosh enjoys running and eating.[6]

Books

Mackintosh's first novel The Water Cure was released in May 2018. According to The Guardians review, the novel exposes the parts of real life that are usually not confronted in the world.[7] British book editor Hermione Thompson who works for Penguin books and published the novel, wrote about the novel, “The Water Cure is an astonishing novel: it unfolds seductively, like a dream (or a nightmare), yet speaks urgently to the concerns of our own world. It heralds the arrival of a radical new voice in literary fiction.”[8]

Her second novel, Blue Ticket, was published in September 2020. It is set in a future where women are only allowed to become mothers through a lottery of blue and white tickets. The Times called it "gripping, ethereal."[9]

Her third novel, Cursed Bread, published in March 2023, is set around the 1951 Pont-Saint-Esprit mass poisoning. According to The Telegraph, it is "shimmering fever-dream of a novel."[10]

Awards and honours

In 2023, Mackintosh's was named on the Granta Best of Young British Novelists list, compiled every 10 years since 1983, identifying the 20 most significant British novelists aged under 40.[11]

Awards for Mackintosh's writing!Year!Title!Award !Result!Ref.
2016Grace Short Story PrizeWinner[12]
2016""Virago / Stylist Short Story PrizeWinner[13]
2017"Holiday with T"Berlin Writing PrizeShortlist[14]
2018Man Booker PrizeLonglist[15]
2019Collyer Bristow PrizeShortlist[16]
2023Cursed BreadWomen's Prize for FictionLonglist[17]

Bibliography

Novels

Short stories

Critical studies and reviews of Mackintosh's work

Interviews

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sophie Mackintosh . 2018-07-24 . David Higham . en-US . 23 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171023160633/https://www.davidhigham.co.uk/authors-dh/sophie-mackintosh/ . live .
  2. Web site: Man Booker prize 2018 longlist includes graphic novel for the first time. Flood. Alison. 2018-07-23. The Guardian. en. 2018-07-24. 24 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180724003815/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jul/24/man-booker-prize-2018-longlist-nick-drnaso-sabrina-ondaatje-graphic-novel. live.
  3. Web site: Razzall . Katie . 2023-04-13 . Granta: Eleanor Catton and Saba Sams make Best of Young British Novelists list . 2023-04-13 . . 14 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230414065523/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65256575 . live .
  4. Web site: Cosslett . Rhiannon Lucy . 2018-05-24 . Sophie Mackintosh: 'Dystopian feminism might be a trend, but it’s also our lives' . 2018-07-24 . . en . 24 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180524115220/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/may/24/sophie-mackintosh-the-water-cure-interview . live .
  5. News: Mackintosh . Sophie . 2018-06-11 . 10 Things I'd Like My Readers To Know About Me By Sophie Mackintosh . en . Female First . 2018-07-24 . 25 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180725063324/https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/the-water-cure-sophie-mackintosh-1148150.html . live .
  6. Web site: Lee . Benjamin . 2017-12-22 . Writers of the Week . 2023-04-15 . Maudlin House . en-US . 25 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180725035054/https://maudlinhouse.net/writers-of-the-week-73/ . live .
  7. Web site: Revely-Calder . Cal . 2018-05-23 . The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh review – an extraordinary otherworldly debut . 2018-08-20 . . en . 7 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190507114149/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/may/23/the-water-cure-by-sophie-mackintosh-review . live .
  8. Web site: Buxton . Alex . Radical new voice in literary fiction secures publishing deal . 2023-04-15 . Warwick . 11 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200711024612/https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/radical_new_voice/ . live .
  9. News: Nurnberg . Alexander . Blue Ticket by Sophie Mackintosh, review — new novel from the author of The Water Cure . . London . 2020-09-06 . 2023-02-19 . 19 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230219102049/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/blue-ticket-by-sophie-mackintosh-book-review-h7mbct07s . live .
  10. News: Allfree . Claire . Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh, review: sex and poison in rural France . . London . 2023-02-18 . 2023-02-19 . 19 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230219102043/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/cursed-bread-sophie-mackintosh-review-sex-poison-rural-france/ . live .
  11. Web site: 2023-04-14 . Granta Names 'Best of Young British Novelists' . 2023-04-15 . . 14 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230414181459/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4459 . live .
  12. Web site: The White Review Short Story Prize 2016 . 2023-04-15 . . en-US . 9 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209183425/https://www.thewhitereview.org/prize/the-white-review-short-story-prize-2016/ . live .
  13. Web site: Meet the winner of Stylist’s gothic short story competition . 2023-04-15 . Stylist . 25 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180725033354/https://www.stylist.co.uk/books/introducing-the-winner-of-stylists-gothic-short-story-competition-sophie-mackintosh-genre-fiction/129119 . live .
  14. Web site: Berlin Writing Prize 2019 . 2023-04-15 . The Reader Berlin . en-US . 27 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127103358/https://www.thereaderberlin.com/writingprize2019/ . live .
  15. Web site: 2018-07-24 . Awards: Man Booker; Gordon Burn Longlists . 2023-04-15 . . 3 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203023647/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3297 . live .
  16. Web site: 2019-08-14 . Awards: FT/McKinsey Business Book Longlist; Collyer Bristow Shortlist . 2023-04-15 . . 7 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230307140111/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3557 . live .
  17. Web site: 2023-03-09 . Awards: Women's Fiction Longlist . 2023-04-15 . . 28 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328181006/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4432 . live .
  18. Web site: Joy Division inspired me to write – but could I write about their music? Sophie Mackintosh. Mackintosh. Sophie. 2018-09-19. The Guardian. en. 2018-09-23. 10 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190110053153/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/sep/19/joy-division-inspired-story-unknown-pleasures-sophie-mackintosh. live.
  19. Online version is titled "A twisted fairy tale about toxic masculinity".
  20. Web site: Creatives in profile: interview with Sophie Mackintosh . 2024-02-18 . nothingintherulebook.com/.

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