Jonathan Coe

Jonathan Coe is an English writer. He is considered one of England's greatest narrative talents and is distinguished by the originality of his stories and his sharp wit against the contradictions of English society.
In his works, he often deals with political themes with a comic and satirical approach. A mix of humour and criticism, accompanied by a strong characterisation of the characters.
Awards received during his career include the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Best Novel award, the Prix Médicis, the European Book Prize and the Costa Book Award. He was the author of biographies: of Humphrey Bogart and James Stewart (published in Italy by Gremese editore).
His novels - published by Feltrinelli - include: La famiglia Winshaw (1995), Questa notte mi ha aperto gli occhi (1996), La casa del sonno (1998), L'amore non guasta (2000), La banda dei brocchi (2002), Donna per caso (1985-2003), Caro Bogart (2009), I terribili segreti di Maxwell Sim (2010), Come un furioso elefante. The Life of B. S. Johnson in 160 fragments (2011), Number eleven (2016), Middle England (2019) winner of the Costa Award as the best novel to chronicle Brexit, Me and Mr Wilder (2021), Bournville (2022), described as ‘a fiercely witty and intelligent, yet also tender and lyrical novel about Britain, Britishness and what we have become.’, The Proof of My Innocence (2024).