Andrew McMillan was born in Barnsley in 1988. His debut collection of poetry, physical, was 'the sort of once-in-a-generation debut that causes everyone to sit up and take notice' according to Sarah Crown. physical was the only poetry book to ever win the Guardian First Book Award; it was also awarded a Somerset Maugham award, an Eric Gregory Award, the Aldeburgh First Collection Prize and in 2019 was voted as one of the Top 25 Poetry Books of the Past 25 Years by the Booksellers Association. His second collection, playtime, won the inaugural Polari Prize. A third collection, pandemonium, was published in 2021 and in 2022 he co-edited the acclaimed anthology 100 Queer Poems, which was shortlisted in the British Book Awards. He is professor of contemporary writing at Manchester Metropolitan University and a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. @AMcMillanPoet | andrewmcmillanpoet.co.uk
'Tender and true. It explores with brilliance and deep empathy how
our lives - and our secrets - are always intertwined with those who
went before us' - DOUGLAS STUART
'We already knew that Andrew McMillan could turn a phrase. With his
debut novel, he also shows us a rare gift for storytelling. Pity
digs deep into the heart and history of South Yorkshire and brings
out the black gold of love, longing and loss. A triumph' - JON
McGREGOR
'Pity pays a great poet's tough but tender attention to the
unspoken layers and historic fissures which lie beneath the wounded
town of the self. This beautiful book about the marks that are left
on people and places in turn leaves a deep empathic mark on the
reader' - MAX PORTER
'Pity is as tough, glittering and multilayered as the coal upon
which it rests. With lyrical prose and deep tenderness, Andrew
McMillan beautifully explores the complex hauntings of love and
grief across generations' - LIZ BERRY
'Truly stunning. A novel that deals with the ways history
intervenes in our lives and how we can use our lives to intervene
in history. South Yorkshire is a crucible' - HELEN MORT
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