Will Self is the author of The Quantity Theory Of Insanity, shortlisted for the 1992 John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize and winner of the 1993 Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, Grey Area, Cock & Bull, My Idea Of Fun, Junk Mail, The Sweet Smell Of Psychosis, Great Apes, Tough, Tough Toys For Tough, Tough Boys, Dorian, and How The Dead Live, which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel of the Year 2002. He lives in London.
Genres: Literary Fiction
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Novels
Cock and Bull (1992)
My Idea of Fun (1993)
Great Apes (1997)
How the Dead Live (2000)
Dorian (2002)
The Book of Dave (2006)
The Butt (2008)
Entirely Women (2010)
Walking to Hollywood (2010)
Elaine (2024)
My Idea of Fun (1993)
Great Apes (1997)
How the Dead Live (2000)
Dorian (2002)
The Book of Dave (2006)
The Butt (2008)
Entirely Women (2010)
Walking to Hollywood (2010)
Elaine (2024)
Collections
Slump (1985)
The Quantity Theory of Insanity (1991)
Grey Area (1994)
Ten (1996) (with others)
Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys (1998)
Dr Mukti and Other Tales of Woe (2004)
The Undivided Self (2007)
Liver (2008)
Will Self's Collected Fiction: Volume I (2014)
Will Self's Collected Fiction: Volume II (2014)
The Quantity Theory of Insanity (1991)
Grey Area (1994)
Ten (1996) (with others)
Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys (1998)
Dr Mukti and Other Tales of Woe (2004)
The Undivided Self (2007)
Liver (2008)
Will Self's Collected Fiction: Volume I (2014)
Will Self's Collected Fiction: Volume II (2014)
Novellas and Short Stories
The Rock of Crack as Big as the Ritz (1995)
Scale (1995)
The Sweet Smell of Psychosis (1996)
A Report to the Minister (2009)
How Was Your Day (2017)
Scale (1995)
The Sweet Smell of Psychosis (1996)
A Report to the Minister (2009)
How Was Your Day (2017)
Non fiction show
Will Self recommends
A Good Day For A Dog (2008)
Carlo Gébler
"A searing, ruthlessly exact account of crime and punishment. Gébler is a masterful writer, with an urgent truth to convey. I urge you to read this."
Old Men in Love (2007)
Alasdair Gray
"He's the very best Alasdair Gray that we have, and we should cherish his works accordingly."
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Anthologies containing stories by Will Self
Reports From the Deep End (2023)
Stories inspired by J. G. Ballard
edited by
Maxim Jakubowski and Rick McGrath
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