Anthony McCarten

Anthony McCarten was born in New Zealand, in 1961. He was just twenty-five when he, together with Stephen Sinclair, scored an international hit with their play ›Ladies Night‹; its unauthorised film adaptation ›The Full Monty‹ went on to become one of the most successful of film comedies worldwide. His first four novels – ›Death of a Superhero‹, ›The English Harem‹, ›Show of Hands‹ and ›Spinners‹ – were acclaimed by critics and readers alike. Anthony McCarten has written the script for the movie adaptation of ›Death of a Superhero‹, which is filmed by Ian FitzGibbon.

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»Anthony McCarten appeals to the conscience of not just his characters, but his readers too: What would you be prepared to give up in order to believe in something again? To find new perspective, you first need to take a step into the unknown.«Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

»Here's a writer with heart and an amazing boldness of invention... There i not a false sentiment or conventional genuflection in this book.«Timothy Mo