Jonathan Trigell
Jonathan Trigell
Jonathan Trigell's first novel, Boy A (Serpent's Tail), has been developed as a feature film for Channel 4. Having won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for best Commonwealth work by an author under 35, and the Waverton Good Read Award for best first novel of 2004, the book was chosen by new production company Cuba Films as the basis for its first film.The film stars newcomer Andrew Garfield in an acclaimed first film performance. Its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival led one critic to describe it as the best film they'd seen all year, and was selected for several other festivals including London and Berlin in 2007. The film was also acquired by major Hollywood player the Weinstein Company for international cinema distribution, and shown on Channel 4 television in November 2007.
Jonathan's is the first novel written on the MA course to be adapted into a film. His second novel, Cham, was published by Serpent's Tail in October 2007, and also looks set to be a major success.
In March 2008, Boy A was voted Britain's most discussion-worthy book by over 2,000 readers polled by the organisers of World Book Day. You can find out more about the award and shortlist from our news page.