O Positive

The long-awaited debut from the poet, novelist and journalist Joe Dunthorne. He was one of the most popular of our Faber New Poets (2010), and this collection has all the appeal of his acclaimed fiction: arch, playful and self-aware; truly funny and enviably cool.



Joe Dunthorne was born in Wales. He studied his BA and an MA in Creative Writing at UEA. During the last year of his BA, Dunthorne began writing his first novel, Submarine (2008). This went on to become a highly successful feature film of the same name and has been translated into 12 languages. In 2010 his pamphlet of poems was published in the Faber New Poets series. His second novel, Wild Abandon (2011), won the Encore Prize for Best Second Novel of 2011. His third novel, The Adulterants, is out now. Apart from his fiction, Dunthorne has written occasional articles for the Guardian, Observer, The New York Times and Independent. He lives in London.



Long-awaited debut collection from the novelist, journalist and Faber New Poet Joe Dunthorne.