| 词条 | Jonathan Smith (novelist) |
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| image = | name = Jonathan Smith | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1942}} | birth_place = Gloucestershire, England | alma_mater = | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Novelist, playwright, teacher | nationality = British | spouse = | children = 2 | period = | genre = Historical fiction Semi-autobiographical | subject = | awards = | movement = | influences = | influenced = | website = | footnotes = }} Jonathan Smith (born 1942) is an English novelist, playwright, writer and teacher. A career English teacher, best known for his novels, he has also written many radio plays. Early life and educationSmith was born in Gloucestershire to a family of teachers originally from the Rhondda Valley in South Wales.[1] He was educated at Christ College, Brecon and read English at St John's College, Cambridge. CareerSmith took up his first teaching job at Loretto School near Edinburgh in Scotland. After a brief stint at Melbourne Grammar School in Australia, he taught at Tonbridge School for the rest of his career and was head of English for 17 years.[1] He published five novels during his teaching career before retiring in 2002 to concentrate on writing. His former pupils at Tonbridge include Sir Anthony Seldon, novelist Vikram Seth,[2] poet Christopher Reid, actor Dan Stevens[3] and musician Kit Hesketh-Harvey. Personal lifeSmith and his wife Gillian have a daughter, Becky, an educational consultant, and a son, Ed Smith (cricketer), who is the England National Cricket Selector, former England cricketer and published author. In 2006, shortly after being diagnosed with cancer, he and his son went on a trip to India.[2] It was the inspiration for his book The Following Game, published in 2011.[4] His book on teaching, The Learning Game, has been widely acclaimed in the world of education. His first novel, Wilfred and Eileen, was adapted for BBC television into a four-part serial. His first radio play, The World Walk, was made into a BBC2 TV play. He wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of his 1995 novel Summer in February, starring Dominic Cooper, and Dan Stevens, and Emily Browning, which was released in June 2013.[5] His novel, The Churchill Secret KBO, was adapted for a feature-length movie starring Michael Gambon, screened in 2016 on ITV. His two radio plays on John Betjeman were broadcast on Radio 4 in 2017. BibliographyNovels
Autobiographical
Radio dramasOver twenty plays including:
References1. ^1 {{cite news|title=The score so far|url=http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=332994|publisher=Times Educational Supplement|date=11 May 2008}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Jonathan}}2. ^1 {{cite news|title=The best teachers will always bowl you over|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/jun/19/jonathan-smith-following-game-robert-mccrum|publisher=The Guardian|date=19 June 2011}} 3. ^{{cite news|title=Dan Stevens: My Best Teacher|url=http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6111419|publisher=Times Educational Supplement|date=23 September 2011}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Jonathan Smith's book on following his son Ed will resonate with every cricketing parent|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/8660728/Jonathan-Smiths-book-on-following-his-son-Ed-will-resonate-with-every-cricketing-parent.html|publisher=Daily Telegraph|date=26 July 2011}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=British Films Directory: Summer in February|url=http://film.britishcouncil.org/summer-in-february|publisher=British Council}} 6. ^{{cite news|title=Paperback of the week: Night Windows by Jonathan Smith|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2005/jul/24/features.review1|publisher=The Guardian|date=24 July 2005}} 7. ^{{cite news|title=Big head, small heart|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3626031/Big-head-small-heart.html|publisher=Daily Telegraph|date=24 October 2004}} 13 : 1942 births|Living people|People from Gloucestershire|English people of Welsh descent|Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge|People educated at Christ College, Brecon|British non-fiction writers|20th-century British novelists|21st-century British novelists|English schoolteachers|British male novelists|20th-century British male writers|21st-century British male writers |
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