Charles Palliser

Charles Palliser has published six full-length works of fiction and one novella. His historical novel The Quincunx (1989) was an international bestseller and sold more than a million copies. The later historical novel, The Unburied (1999), was also a bestseller. His latest novel is Sufferance (2024) which was longlisted for the 2025 Wingate Prize.

He has written plays for BBC radio and the stage. Before becoming a full-time writer in 1990 he taught literature and creative writing at universities in the UK and the USA. His fiction has been translated into a dozen languages. The Quincunx was awarded the Sue Kaufman Prize by the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.

With Irish and US citizenship, he has lived mostly in the UK and is now based in London.