John Niven
John Niven is a Scottish author and screenwriter. His books include Kill Your Friends, which was longlisted for the Desmond Elliot Prize, as well as The Amateurs, The Second Coming, Cold Hands and, most recently, The F*ck-It List. ‘O Brother’ is an extract from his memoir of the same title forthcoming from Canongate in September 2023. Photograph © Erik Weiss
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Essays & Memoir | Issue 161
O Brother
John Niven
‘Up on the light box on the wall are the scans of Gary’s brain, bone white standing out against smoked grey.’
John Niven remembers the last days of his brother, Gary.