Origins & Early Life

David Stephen Mitchell (born 12 January 1969) is an English novelist and screenwriter, who has also translated two children's books. He has written nine novels, two of which, number9dream (2001) and Cloud Atlas (2004), were shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He has also written articles for several newspapers, most notably for The Guardian. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2013.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

With his wife Keiko Yoshida he translated a children's book about autism and its sequel into English from Japanese. Mitchell was born in Southport in Lancashire (now Merseyside), England, and raised in Malvern, Worcestershire. He was educated at Hanley Castle High School. At the University of Kent, he earned a degree in English and American Literature, followed by an M.A. in Comparative Literature.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

Mitchell lived in Sicily for a year. He moved to Hiroshima, Japan, where he taught English to technical students for eight years, before returning to England. There he could live on his earnings as a writer and support his pregnant wife. Mitchell's entire body of fictional works feature multiple recurring characters and themes that together form...

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