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Patrick McGrath (born 7 February 1950) is a British novelist whose work has been categorized as gothic fiction. McGrath was born in London and grew up near Broadmoor Hospital where his father was Medical Superintendent.〔Foreword to Penguin edition of ''Asylum'' publ 1996〕 He was educated at Stonyhurst College. He is married to actress Maria Aitken and lives in New York City. He has three siblings: Steve, a harbor manager in California; Judy, a teacher in Italy; and Simon, who works in movies and technology in London. His fiction is principally characterised by the first person unreliable narrator, and recurring subject matter in his work includes mental illness, repressed homosexuality and adulterous relationships. His novel ''Martha Peake'' won the Premio Flaiano Prize in Italy. ==Novels== *''The Grotesque'' (1989) (filmed by John-Paul Davidson in 1995 — see ''The Grotesque'', aka ''Grave Indiscretion'' or ''Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets'') *''Spider'' (1990) (filmed by David Cronenberg in 2002 — see ''Spider'') *''Dr Haggard's Disease'' (1993) *''Asylum'' (1996) (filmed by David Mackenzie in 2005 — see ''Asylum'') *''Martha Peake: A Novel of the Revolution'' (2000) *''Port Mungo'' (2004) *''Trauma'' (2008) *''Constance'' (2013) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Patrick McGrath (novelist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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