Question: Facts: - website: module = -lcb- -lcb- listen - title: will self 's voice - type: speech - caption: self in 2013 - birth name: william woodard self - description: recorded '' open book '' january 2008 from the bbc radio 4 programme - filename: will b008s8z4.flac self bbc radio4 open book 27 jan 2008 - education: university kafka college school , hampstead jonathan swift , franz - awards: geoffrey fiction 1998 bollinger everyman wodehouse prize 2008 faber memorial prize 1991 aga khan prize for - birth date: 26 september 1961 - name: will self - citizenship: british - nationality: british - image: file :13323 - will self reading -1660 - edit.jpg - birth place: westminster , london , england , uk - embed: yes - occupation: novelist , journalist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of will self .
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william woodard '' will '' self -lrb- born 26 september 1961 -rrb- is a british author , journalist , political commentator and television personality .self is the author of ten novels , five collections of shorter fiction , three novellas and five collections of non-fiction writing .his work has been translated into 22 languages , and his novel '' umbrella '' was shortlisted for the man booker prize .his fiction is known for being satirical , grotesque , and fantastical , and is predominantly set within london .his subject matter often includes mental illness , illegal drugs and psychiatry .self is a regular contributor to publications including '' playboy '' , '' the guardian '' , '' harpers '' , '' the new york times '' and the '' london review of books '' .he currently writes a column for '' new statesman '' , and over the years he has been a columnist for '' the observer '' , '' the times '' and the '' evening standard '' .his columns for '' building design '' on the built environment , and for the '' independent magazine '' on the psychology of place brought him to prominence as a thinker concerned with the politics of urbanism .self is a regular contributor on british television , initially as a guest on comic panel shows such as '' have i got news for you '' and '' shooting stars '' , but latterly appearing on current affairs programmes such as '' newsnight '' and '' question time '' .he is also a frequent contributor to bbc radio 4 .