Patrick deWitt

Patrick deWitt's writing has appeared in several US magazines and anthologies. His first novel, Ablutions, was published by Granta Books in 2009. He had previously published a short book of random writings and bad advice, Help Yourself Help Yourself. He has worked as a labourer, a clerk, a dishwasher and a bartender. His second novel, The Sisters Brothers won the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, the Govenor General Literary Award and was shortlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize. He lives with his wife and son in Portland, Oregon.

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The Sisters Brothers Patrick deWitt Featured on The TV Book Club on More4 on 5 February 2012. Longlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize, deWitt's dazzlingly original second novel is a darkly funny, offbeat western about a reluctant assassin and his murderous brother. The Sisters Brothers... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/01/2012 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Sisters Brothers Patrick deWitt Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2011. Told in deWitt's darkly comic and arresting style, THE SISTERS BROTHERS is the kind of Western the Coen Brothers might write - stark, unsettling and with a keen eye for the perversity of human... Format: Paperback - Released: 05/05/2011 Lovereading Price: £9.74 - Saving £3.25 (25%)