Jonathan Falla
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Jonathan Falla is an English writer based in Scotland.[1]
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Alma mater | Cambridge University |
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In 2001, Falla published his debut novel, Blue Poppies.[2][3] His second novel, Poor Mercy, was published in 2005.[2] He has also written a number of short stories and plays.[1][2] In 2007, he was shortlisted for the National Short Story Prize for his short story The Morena.[4][5]
Falla was born in Jamaica.[2] He studied at Cambridge University and left in 1978 to work in Bandung, Java.[1]
In addition to writing, he has worked as an aid worker in Indonesia, Nepal, Sudan and Uganda.[2]