Jonathan CoeJonathan Coe was born in 1961 in Lickey, a suburb of south-west Birmingham. His first novel, The Accidental Woman, was published in 1987. His bestselling novels include What a Carve Up! and The Rotters' Club. He is the recipient of many prizes and awrds, including both Costa Novel of the Year and Prix du Livre Europeen. He won France's Prix Medicis for The House of Sleep and Italy's Premio Flaiano and Premio Bauer-Ca' Foscari. Read More Read Less