Richard T. Kelly

Richard T. Kelly (born 1970) is a British novelist and writer best known for his 2016 political thriller The Knives.

Career

Kelly began his career writing in film and wrote several film related books.[1] In 1998 he wrote Alan Clarke, a book on the filmmaker Alan Clarke. In 2000 he published The Name of this Book is Dogme 95, a look at the Danish film movement Dogme 95 created by Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg. In 2004 he wrote an authorized biography of actor Sean Penn called Sean Penn: His Life & Times.

Kelly made his fictional debut with the 2008 novel Crusaders.[2] Shortly after, in 2009, he began research on a political thriller that would develop into The Knives. His second novel The Possessions of Doctor Forrest followed in 2011. The Knives was published in 2016.[3]

Since 2008 Kelly has been a Contributing Editor and feature writer for the UK edition of Esquire magazine.

Bibliography
  • Alan Clarke (1998)
  • The Name of this Book is Dogme 95 (2000)
  • Sean Penn: His Life & Times (2004)
  • Crusaders (2008)
  • The Possessions of Doctor Forrest (2011)
  • Our House, Your Home: The Past, Present and Future of Social Housing (2014)
  • The Knives (2016)
  • Keegan and Dalglish (2017)
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References
  1. "Richard T. Kelly". Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. Hickling, Alfred. "Northern frights". Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. Cohen, Nick. "The Knives by Richard T Kelly review – sharp end of Westminster life". Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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