![]() ![]() ![]() Vurt, was the hippest sci-fi novel to be published in Britain since the days of Michael Moorcock in the late sixties. While working behind the counter at the local Waterstone's bookshop, a colleague suggested he write a novel. But Noon did not stay too long in the theatrical world, possibly because the realism associated with the theatre was not conducive to the fantastical worlds he was itching to invent. He studied fine art and drama at Manchester University and was subsequently appointed writer in residence at the city's Royal Exchange theatre. Like Moorcock, Noon is not preoccupied with technolo Jeff Noon is a novelist, short story writer and playwright whose works make extensive use of wordplay and fantasy. The result of that suggestion, Vurt, was the hippest sci-fi novel to be published in Britain since the days of Michael Moorcock in the late sixties. Jeff Noon is a novelist, short story writer and playwright whose works make extensive use of wordplay and fantasy. ![]()
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