The Nathan Filer Reading List
I've managed to tick one of these books of so far, have a look at my review of The Shock of the Fall . About the Author (taken from www.nathanfiler.co.uk) Nathan Filer originally trained and worked as a mental health nurse, then later as a mental health researcher at the University of Bristol. He began his writing career as a stand-up poet, featuring regularly at many of the UK’s leading poetry nights and festivals, including Latitude, Port Eliot, Shambala, Big Chill, Glastonbury and the Cheltenham Literature Festival. His poems have been broadcast on BBC radio 4’s Bespoken Word and Wondermentalist Cabaret, and BBC radio 7’s Poetry Stand-up. In 2005 his poetry short film Oedipus won the BBC Best New Filmaker Award and Berlin’s Zebra Poetry Film Award . His debut novel The Shock of the Fall – which describes the life of a young man with schizophrenia – was published in 2013 to wide critical acclaim. It won The Costa Book of the Year, The Betty Trask Prize, ...
