Magnus Mills

About the Author

Magnus Mills lives in London. (Publisher Provided) Magnus Mills is the author of A Cruel Bird Came to the Nest and Looked In and six other novels, including The Restraint of Beasts, which won the McKitterick Prize and was shortlisted for both the Booker Prize and the Whitbread (now the Costa) First show more Novel Award in 1999. His most recent novel, A Cruel Bird Came to the Nest and Looked In, was published to great critical acclaim. His books have been translated into twenty languages. His title, The Field of the Cloth of Gold, made the Goldsmiths Prize shortlist 2015. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Magnus Mills

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The Restraint of Beasts (1998) 1,008 copies

All Quiet on the Orient Express (1999) — Author — 516 copies

Three to See the King (2001) 381 copies

The Scheme for Full Employment (2003) 351 copies

Explorers of the New Century (2005) 262 copies

The Maintenance of Headway (2009) 152 copies

A Cruel Bird Came to the Nest and Looked In (2011) 118 copies

The Forensic Records Society (2017) 94 copies

The Field of the Cloth of Gold (2015) 58 copies

Screwtop Thompson (2010) 51 copies

Once in a Blue Moon (2003) 43 copies

Only When the Sun Shines Brightly (1999) 41 copies

The Trouble With Sunbathers (2020) 9 copies

Tales of Muffled Oars (2020) 8 copies

The Cure for Disgruntlement 3 copies

Hér hlustar aldrei neinn (2000) 2 copies

Mistaken for Sunbathers 2 copies

Hark the Herald (in McSweeney's 3 - EGGERS) 1 copy

The Encouragement of Others 1 copy

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McSweeney's Issue 3: Windfall Republic (1999) — Contributor — 95 copies

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Birthdate: 1954
Gender: male
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Birmingham, England, UK
Places of residence: Birmingham, England, UK (birth)
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK
London, England, UK
Education: Wolverhampton Polytechnic
Occupations: bus driver
fence builder
Agent: David Miller (Rogers, Coleridge & White)

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The Restraint of Beasts by Magnus Mills

dryly humorous and increasingly sinister

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audient_void | 29 other reviews | Jan 6, 2024 |

The Maintenance of Headway by Magnus Mills

Really great, quirky little book about the daily life of bus drivers, and their animating philosophies. Was a touch existential and surreal, but in a very, very gentle way.

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thisisstephenbetts | 18 other reviews | Nov 25, 2023 |

All Quiet on the Orient Express by Magnus Mills

It's like a 300-page joke with 100-page setup and 200-page punchline. You already got it, but the author goes on and on with it, without any surprises at all. It is well-written, so it will keep you entertained, there are some excellent tiny details, but the book, in general, is really obvious and predictable. It is not bad, but I can't recommend it to anyone.

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solostand | 16 other reviews | Sep 17, 2023 |

The Maintenance of Headway by Magnus Mills

As a veteran bus traveller, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was deadpan and absurd and at the same time felt 100% accurate, probably because Mills himself works as a bus driver. The ending was perfect. Highly recommended.

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rabbitprincess | 18 other reviews | Aug 28, 2023 |

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