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Samantha harvey biography
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| Born | 1975 (age 49–50) Kent, U.K. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Bath Spa University |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Notable works | The Wilderness (2009) Orbital (2023) |
| Notable awards | Betty Trask Prize (2009) Booker Prize (2024) |
Samantha Harvey (born 1975) is an English novelist.
She won the 2024 Booker Prize for her novel Orbital.
Early life and education
Harvey spent the first decade of her life in Ditton, Kent, near Maidstone, the daughter of a builder, until her parents' divorce.
After that, her mother moved to Ireland, and Harvey spent her teen years moving around with stints in York, Sheffield, and Japan. Harvey studied philosophy at the University of York and the University of Sheffield. She completed the Bath Spa University Creative Writing MA course in 2005, and has also completed a PhD in creativ