Patrick McGrath

Who is Patrick McGrath?

Patrick McGrath is a British novelist whose work has been categorized as gothic fiction.

McGrath was born in London and grew up near Broadmoor Hospital where his father was Medical Superintendent. He was educated at Stonyhurst College. He is married to actress Maria Aitken and lives in New York City.

His fiction is principally characterised by the first person unreliable narrator, and recurring subject matter in his work includes mental illness, repressed homosexuality and adulterous relationships.

His novel Martha Peake won the Premio Flaiano Prize in Italy.