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About John Niven
Scottish autobiographer, novelist, playwright and screenwriter
John Niven is a Scottish autobiographer, novelist, playwright and screenwriter. He is known for fiction and writing for the stage and screen. His books include Kill Your Friends, The Amateurs, The Second Coming and O Brother. Across his work, he has built a reputation as a sharp, unsparing storyteller who moves between autobiography, novels and drama.
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