D.J. Taylor is an English author of fiction and non-fiction books. He is a critic, novelist and biographer. David John Taylor attended school in Norwich, and studied Modern History at St. John’s College, Oxford. Some of the biographies he has written include William Makepeace Thackeray and George Orwell. Taylor currently contributes to multiple publications, such as The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and The Independent. He lives in Norwich, England.
D.J. Taylor made his debut as a published author in 1986 with the novel Great Eastern Land. Below is a list of D.J. Taylor’s books in order of when they were first published:
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Publication Order of Anthologies
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D.J. Taylor Synopses: Real Life is a standalone novel by D.J. Taylor. In a remote Eastern village with a bazaar, a brothel and a corrupt police commissioner, David Castel settles down to compile his notebooks. As he writes his musings intertwine with dangerous speculations from the village, and the past and present begin to collide in unexpected ways.
At the Chime of a City of Clock is a standalone novel by D.J. Taylor. The novel is set in 1931 in Bayswater, London. James Ross, an aspiring writer whose stories nobody will buy, is reduced to door-to-door selling. He meets glamorous Suzi, but their relationship turns out to be a source of bafflement: who is her boss, the mysterious Mr. Rasmussen, and why is he so interested in the premises above a jeweller’s shop?
