Jim Powell (17 May 1949 – 20 May 2023) was a British novelist, and a direct descendant of the 19th-century novelist Thomas Love Peacock. Powell also had careers in advertising and pottery, and was a political activist.
Early life and education edit
Born in London, Jim Powell was educated at Charterhouse School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he took a master's degree in history.
Novelist edit
Powell's first novel, The Breaking of Eggs, was published in 2010. It deals with the impact of fascism and communism on 20th-century Europe. The novel was longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize for first novels.[1] It was reviewed in The New Zealand Herald.[2] Powell's second novel, Trading Futures, was published in 2016, and his third novel, Things We Nearly Knew, in 2018.
Other activities edit
In 1971, after Cambridge, Powell found employment at Wasey, Campbell-Ewald, an advertising agency in London. He went on to become managing director of Michael Bungay DFS, another agency.[3][4]
Powell was a co-founder of Holdenby Designs, a business designing and producing pottery.[3]
At the 1987 general election, Powell stood as the Conservative Party candidate in Coventry North West, but lost to the incumbent Labour MP Geoffrey Robinson.[5] He was a friend of senior politician Francis Pym whom he assisted with (Pym's) 1985 book The Politics of Consent.[6]
Death edit
Jim Powell died of emphysema on 20 May 2023, at the age of 74.[3]
References edit
- ^ BBC News Apr 14, 2010
- ^ Pellegrino, Nicky (21 June 2010). "The golden egg". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ a b c "Jim Powell, adman and pottery entrepreneur who in later life became a successful novelist – obituary". Daily Telegraph. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Jim Powell". Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "The Politics of Consent". GoodReads. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
External links edit
- jim-powell.net, Powell's website