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'''Ian Jack''' (born 7 February 1945) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[journalist]] who was the editor of the [[literary magazine]] ''[[Granta]]'' from 1995 to 2007. Granta 98 "The Deep End" was the 48th issue he edited and the last. |
'''Ian Jack''' (born 7 February 1945) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[journalist]] who was the editor of the [[literary magazine]] ''[[Granta]]'' from 1995 to 2007. Granta 98 "The Deep End" was the 48th issue he edited and the last. |
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After working on a weekly newspaper in [[Scotland]] in the 1960s, Jack worked from 1970 to 1986 at ''[[The Sunday Times (UK)|The Sunday Times]]'' as a reporter, editor, feature writer and foreign correspondent. |
After working on a weekly newspaper in [[Scotland]] in the 1960s, Jack worked from 1970 to 1986 at ''[[The Sunday Times (UK)|The Sunday Times]]'' as a reporter, editor, feature writer and foreign correspondent.<ref> {{cite web|url = http://www.rslit.org/content/fellows/J/650|Royal Society of Literature-Ian Jack|publisher= Royal Society of Literature|accessdate = 9 August 2010]] </ref> |
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He was a co-founder of the ''[[Independent on Sunday]]'' in 1989 and edited the paper from 1991 to 1995. He left ''Granta'' at the end of May 2007 and now writes regularly for ''The Guardian''. <ref> {{cite web|url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/ianjack|title = Ian jack{publisher= The Guardian|accessdate = 9 August 2010}} </ref> |
He was a co-founder of the ''[[Independent on Sunday]]'' in 1989 and edited the paper from 1991 to 1995. He left ''Granta'' at the end of May 2007 and now writes regularly for ''The Guardian''. <ref> {{cite web|url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/ianjack|title = Ian jack{publisher= The Guardian|accessdate = 9 August 2010}} </ref> |
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He was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Literature]] in 2009.<ref> {{cite web|url = http://www.rslit.org/content/fellows|title = Royal Society of Literature All Fellows|Publisher= Royal Society of Literature|accessdate = 9 August 2010}} </ref> |
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He lives in [[London]] with his wife and two children, and recently released a book of published and unpublished writings called ''The Country Formerly Known as Great Britain''. |
He lives in [[London]] with his wife and two children, and recently released a book of published and unpublished writings called ''The Country Formerly Known as Great Britain''. |
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Ian Jack (born 7 February 1945) is a Scottish journalist who was the editor of the literary magazine Granta from 1995 to 2007. Granta 98 "The Deep End" was the 48th issue he edited and the last.
After working on a weekly newspaper in Scotland in the 1960s, Jack worked from 1970 to 1986 at The Sunday Times as a reporter, editor, feature writer and foreign correspondent.[1]
He was a co-founder of the Independent on Sunday in 1989 and edited the paper from 1991 to 1995. He left Granta at the end of May 2007 and now writes regularly for The Guardian. [2]
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2009.[3]
He lives in London with his wife and two children, and recently released a book of published and unpublished writings called The Country Formerly Known as Great Britain.
Bibliography
- Before the Oil Ran Out: Britain 1977-86 Secker & Warburg, 1987
- Jack, Ian (2001). The Crash that Stopped Britain. London: Granta. ISBN 1 86207 468 2.
- Jack, Ian (2009). The Country Formerly Known as Great Britain. London: Jonathan Cape. ISBN 978-0224087353.
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References
- ^ {{cite web|url = http://www.rslit.org/content/fellows/J/650%7CRoyal Society of Literature-Ian Jack|publisher= Royal Society of Literature|accessdate = 9 August 2010]]
- ^ "Ian jack{publisher= The Guardian". Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ "Royal Society of Literature All Fellows". Retrieved 9 August 2010.
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