Paul Mann started his career pushing
out beach-floats. After serving by mistake in the commandos, he worked in a bank in Toronto for a couple of years. Then followed eleven years as a purser with British India Steam Navigation Company.
After quitting the sea he ran a disco, owned a Chinese takeaway, washed dishes in an hotel, collected tickets on a chain-ferry to a gay beach in Dorset. His last job was packing bread in Tescos where he lasted a week.
Now he lives in Sussex with his Belgian Shepherd.

Bibliography

2002 The Queer Commando             
2005 Nailing Frank
2005 The Seaman’s Mission   
2006 Stowaway          
2008 The Last Cargo Ship            

 


Selected Reviews:

Christopher Isherwood
On - Breakfast Cabaret
“I love your story... Lively... Really quite something...”

On - The Entertainments Officer
“Your story made me laugh a lot - you have the wonderful literary virtue of being able to express disgust amusingly..”

Gay Times
“Mann’s time at sea did not go to waste... The stories crackle with bitchy salty wit... It’s by turns funny, sexy, moving and unexpected.”

One In Seven
"A riot of acerbic wit and authentic characterisation.”

The Seafarer
“...gives an overview of a world that today has all but disappeared. Great fun.”

Other Resources

Paul Mann's most recent novel, The Last Cargo Ship was published by Paradise North in 2008. Buy it <here>


Support your local bookstore <here>

<<<Back