Christy Edwall

Christy Edwall was born in South Africa in 1985. She has a DPhil in English Literature from New College, Oxford. Her short fiction has been published by Granta and The Stinging Fly, and is forthcoming in The Southern Review. She lives in West Sussex. 

Her first novel, HISTORY KEEPS ME AWAKE AT NIGHT, was published by Granta in February 2023. 

Praise for HISTORY KEEPS ME AWAKE AT NIGHT (2023):

'An intelligent debut... Edwall is a talented writer and I look forward to seeing what she does next.' Observer

'Fizzes with smart observations on modern life.' Daily Mail

'It is a zeitgeisty set-up, with the air of a true-crime podcast about it... There is much to admire about this debut.' I Newspaper

'There's a real energy and poise to Edwall's prose and she has a delightful eye for the telling detail.' Literary Review

'With its blend of fact and fiction, History Keeps Me Awake at Night holds its own among other notable books of the genre in recent years... Compelling.' Irish Times

'Edwall's descriptions of Margit's life in London are starkly real, recognizable... Margit is a highly original and memorable protagonist.' TLS

'A bold, highwire novel... Edwall has produced an existential psychological thriller for aesthetes and lovers of cultural London and the world... A story cleverly told of a young woman involved in contemporary forms of global voyeurism.' Sally Bayley

'An intelligent and zeitgeisty debut.' Big Issue North