Magnus Mills
Magnus Mills is a British author and novelist, best known for his darkly humorous works that often explore themes of the mundane and the absurd in modern life. His debut novel, 'The Restraint of Beasts', was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Whitbread First Novel Award. Mills has a distinctive narrative style that combines simplicity with depth, making his books both accessible and thought-provoking. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he worked as a bus driver, which has influenced some of his writing.
Books
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1. The Restraint Of Beasts
This darkly comic novel follows the misadventures of an unnamed English foreman tasked with supervising two Scottish fence builders, Tam and Richie, in rural England. The trio's mundane job of erecting high-tension fences takes a series of bizarre and increasingly grim turns, leading them on a journey across the British countryside and eventually to mainland Europe. The narrative is marked by the author's minimalist style, blending deadpan humor with an undercurrent of menace, as the mundane reality of manual labor collides with surreal and unsettling events. The story explores themes of freedom, the absurdity of modern life, and the thin veneer of civilization that masks humanity's darker impulses.
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