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Rupert Thomson

Rupert Thomson’s novels include Death of a Murderer (Bloomsbury/Knopf) which was shortlisted for the Costa Novel of the Year Award. His memoir, This Party’s Got to Stop (Granta), was published in April 2010. He lives in Barcelona.

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Essays & Memoir | Issue 110
Essays & Memoir | Issue 110

Park Life

Rupert Thomson

‘As the weeks went by, I began to realize that the park had its own unofficial and carefully calibrated infrastructure.’

Essays & Memoir | Issue 110
Essays & Memoir | Issue 110

Brief Encounter

Rupert Thomson

‘The man on the other end told me he was looking for sexual fantasies that were about eleven sentences long.’

Fiction | Issue 110 padlock
Fiction | Issue 110 padlock

Call Me By My Proper Name

Rupert Thomson

‘My mother’s brother was christened Cedric, but people always called him Joe.’

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