Will Self (born September 26 , 1961) is an English novelist, reviewer and columnist. He received his education at University College School and Exeter College, Oxford. He is married to journalist Deborah Orr.

Self is known for his satirical, grotesque and fantastic novels and short stories set in seemingly parallel universes. These include:

• Cock and Bull (1992) — the stories of a man and a woman who develop sexual organs of the opposite sex.
• My Idea of Fun (1993) — a lonely boy grows up just outside Brighton in a caravan park with his over-sexual mother and Samuel Northcliff who takes the boy on a disturbing and often violent journey.
• Great Apes (1997) — a man wakes up in a world where chimpanzees have taken the place of humans.
• How the Dead Live (2000) — an old lady dies, only to be moved to a London suburb where the dead have taken residence.
• Dorian (2002) — a modern take on Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray.
• The Book of Dave (2006) — The story of a London cab driver who is slightly mad, and writes a book of his rantings then buries the book, which is discovered 500 years later and used as the sacred text for a religion that has taken hold in the flooded remnants of London.

On his writing:

"All my work is highly personal; it's more personal than me. You know, reading my books is having a far more intimate relationship with me than having a relationship with me."

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@thisismacbailey Yup that path is the love it self since its true its minerals will be shown to mark the truth of its right
LordLiuMutlaq (LiuMutlaq) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:35:31 -0000
@thisismacbailey Yup that path is the love it self since its true its minerals will be shown to mark the truth of its right
@eeemazing oh hey girl! Let me get my self situated and I will def hit you up!
kaybaybee17 (Kerchina Janel) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:32:47 -0000
@eeemazing oh hey girl! Let me get my self situated and I will def hit you up!
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@MahalKita__ look try this...go head & giv ur self acouple mths then set a d8. A d8 that u WILL no longr spend any of ur time pinin away 4
@ruperthowe and self-govern we will have better places to go for good content. WE just have to convince people to stop buying that shit,
buddhamagnet (Dave Goodchild) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:27:36 -0000
@ruperthowe and self-govern we will have better places to go for good content. WE just have to convince people to stop buying that shit,
This tweet will be very self-centered; you've been warned. Sometimes, I vainly believe others do things JUST to make me covetous.
nathanonline (Nathan Lund) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:27:02 -0000
This tweet will be very self-centered; you've been warned. Sometimes, I vainly believe others do things JUST to make me covetous.
'The healthy minded individual will realise that self knowledge is always the beginning of self development' (Via @KonovAlcide x)
Paidz (Paida Fundira) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:26:57 -0000
'The healthy minded individual will realise that self knowledge is always the beginning of self development' (Via @KonovAlcide x)

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