Richard Mason was born in Cape Town, South Africa, and grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa and in London. His first novel, The Drowning People was published when he was a student at Oxford. This is his second novel. In 1999, Mason started the Kay Mason Foundation, which awards scholarships to students in South Africa. He lives in Glasgow, Scotland.
This biography was last updated on 03/17/2009.
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