Midnight in the City of Clocks

Tobias Hill was born on March 30, 1970 in London, England. He is an award-winning British poet, essayist, writer of short stories and novelist. Hill was educated at Hampstead School and Sussex University before spending two years teaching in Japan. Hill's early work appeared in magazines such as Envoi and The Frogmore Papers and published four collections,Year of the Dog, Midnight in the City of Clocks, (influenced by his experience of life in Japan) Zoo and Nocturne in Chrome & Sunset Yellow.

In 1999, Hill published his debut novel, Underground. The Love of Stones (2001), Hill's second novel, earned wider recognition. Hill's third novel, The Cryptographer, was published in 2003. Tobias Hill's fourth novel, The Hidden, was published in January 2009. He made the Ondaatje Prize 2015 shortlist with his title, What Was Promised.

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