Nick Taussig
was born in 1973. He lives in London. He studied literature and philosophy
at the University of Durham, where he obtained a First, then went on to
acquire a Master's in Russian literature from the University of London.
Love and Mayhem was his first novel, published in 2005. His second
novel, Don Don, was published in 2007. His third, Gorilla
Guerrilla, will be published in August 2008. He has also co-written a feature
film, Just Left of Heaven, which is due to star Peter Mullan,
Timothy Spall, Sean Harris and John Hurt, and executive produced a documentary
film, Taking Liberties, which was released in UK cinemas in June
2007.
