Jonathan Downes [SEP] date of birth
Jonathan Downes
Jonathan Downes (born 1959) is a naturalist, cryptozoologist, author, editor, film-maker, poet, novelist, activist, journalist, composer and singer-songwriter, with a background in radical politics and mental health care. He is Director of the Centre for Fortean Zoology. His father, the explorer and Colonial Service Officer J. T. Downes (1925–2006), wrote several books on a wide range of subjects, such as African history, theology and the Devonshire dialect. His mother Mary Downes (
optimism can seem forced. Sad to acknowledge, perhaps, that it’s the darker stories that work best."
- Cressida Connelly ends her review in "The Spectator" with ""The Deportees" may not be Doyle at his very best, but it’s still a highly enjoyable read"
Publication history.
- 2007, UK, Jonathan Cape, , Pub date Sep 2007, Hardback
- 2007, Canada, Knopf, , Pub date Sep 2007, Hardback
- 2007, UK, Jonathan