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Alex Wheatle

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British writer

United KingdomWritersLived 1963 to 2025 · aged 62
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Alex Alphonso Wheatle MBE was a British novelist, who had been brought up in a children's care home from the age of two, his education subsequently suffering from numerous suspensions and expulsions from school.

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Awards 2

2016Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
2008Member of the Order of the British Empire

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Alex Alphonso Wheatle MBE was a British novelist, who had been brought up in a children's care home from the age of two, his education subsequently suffering from numerous suspensions and expulsions from school. His connection with the written word was bolstered during a prison sentence he was serving after the 1981 Brixton riot in London, when his older Rastafarian cellmate introduced him to the writings of many impactful writers, as well as engaging him in discussions about African history.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1963 to 2025 · aged 62
Written about in
6 languages

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