Matthew Beaumont is a British novelist[1] and former copywriter. Beaumont made his debut in 2000 with the comic novel, e. The Novel of Liars, Lunch and Lost Knickers, which consists entirely of e-mails composed by the staff of one advertising office. A recent example of an epistolary novel, it is generally recognized as one of the first e-mail novels[2]. For the BBC, Beaumont created the storyline of the alternate reality game, Jamie Kane (2005)[3][4]. He is married to novelist Maria Beaumont. They have two children and live in London.
Novels
- e (2000)
- The Book, the Film, the T-shirt (2002)
- Staying Alive (2004)
- Good Fella (2006)
- Where There's a Will (2007)
- Small World (2008)
References
- ^ Matthew Beaumont Biography. HarperCollins. Retrieved on February 8, 2007.
- ^ Forshaw, Barry. e: A Novel (Paperback). amazon.co.uk. Retrieved on February 9, 2007.
- ^ Jamie Kane. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on February 8, 2007.
- ^ BBC Plans A Mainstream ARG for UK Audience. deaddrop. Retrieved on August 14, 2005.
See also
- Carl Steadman's "Two Solitudes", a 1995 e-mail story
- List of contemporary epistolary novels.
External links
- Let's Talk About Me, the official web site for Maria and Matt Beaumont
- An interview with Matt Beaumont from bookmunch.co.ok
