Anita Mason
Novelist, Author
1942 –
Who is Anita Mason?
Anita Mason is an English novelist.
An only child, her mother was a housewife, and her father worked at a factory that manufactured aircraft engines.
After studying English at Oxford University, Mason eventually began writing after periods spent working in publishing, journalism and organic farming. Mason is the author of eight novels to date, as well as a number of short stories.
Her novels are Bethany, The Illusionist, The War Against Chaos, The Racket, Angel, The Yellow Cathedral, and Perfection. Her latest novel is The Right Hand of the Sun, and was published by John Murray in September, 2008. The short stories 'Irma' and 'Interpretation' have been included in the collections Winter's Tales, volumes 6 and 9, respectively.
The Illusionist was nominated for the 1983 Booker Prize in the UK.
Angel has been published with the alternative title of Reich Angel.
Anita Mason has taken up a number of fellowships at British academic institutions, such as Leeds, Warwick and Bath Spa Universities.
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