Anthony Quinn

The author of our 2009 New Voices title, The Rescue Man ...

Anthony Quinn was born in Liverpool in 1964. He was educated at St. Francis Xavier's College for Boys and then at Pembroke College, Oxford, where he read Classics. He has been a freelance writer and reviewer since 1987, and has contributed to various magazines and newspapers including The Daily Telegraph, The Observer and The New York Times. For three years he was the arts editor of Harpers and Queen. Since 1998 he has been the film critic of The Independent. His main pastime is reading, which is probably just as well. In 2006 he was one of the judges of the Man Booker Prize. He is currently wine correspondent for Esquire magazine.

About The Rescue Man:

"It's 1939 and the bombing of Liverpool necessitates teams of men to rescue those trapped amid the rubble. One such man is Tom Baines, a historian who is chronicling the architecture of the city. He has befriended photographer Richard Tanqueray and embarks upon a love affair with his wife Bella. Baines is also researching the life of 19th century architect Peter Eames who dared to design buildings of great beauty. Both men are destined to suffer at the hands of love. Elegantly written, this is a story which highlights the emotional stress of wartime, occasionally predictable but delivering an optimistic message of recovery."

Tony Homer, Waterstone's Stratford

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Fact file

Name: Anthony Quinn

Born: 20th April, 1964

Place of birth: Liverpool

Education: Pembroke College, Oxford

Current Home: Islington, London

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