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My Take
Edward St Aubyn fascinates me as a writer who alchemized personal pain into prose of unusual elegance. The semi-autobiographical Patrick Melrose novels could have been mere catharsis; instead they earned the Wodehouse Prize and the Prix Femina étranger, a testament to craft over confession. What I value is his refusal to let trauma become melodrama: he wields a cold, witty precision that keeps the reader leaning in. Cornwall-born and Oxford-educated, he embodies a very English tradition of dark comedy. Among contemporary British novelists, he is one I'd trust to be both ruthless and beautiful on the page.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Edward St Aubyn
- Name (Japanese)
- エドワード・セント・オービン
- Reading
- えどわーど・せんと・おーびん
- Born
- January 14, 1960 (age 66)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rat
- Origin
- Cornwall, Kingdom of Dumnonia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / journalist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Keble College
Awards & achievements
- 2014 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize
- 2007 Prix Femina étranger
- 2011 Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Edward St Aubyn born?
Born January 14, 1960 (age 66).
Where is Edward St Aubyn from?
Edward St Aubyn is from Cornwall, Kingdom of Dumnonia.
What does Edward St Aubyn do?
Edward St Aubyn works as writer, journalist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.