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Lucy Ellmann Books in Order
Lucy Ellmann is a celebrated British author, born in Evanston, Illinois, to a literary family. She moved to England at 13 and went on to study at Falmouth School of Art, Essex University, and the Courtauld Institute of Art, where she earned a foundation degree, BA, and MA, respectively. Ellmann's critically acclaimed debut novel, Sweet Desserts, won the Guardian Fiction Prize. Her subsequent works, Varying Degrees of Hoplessness, Man or Mango?, and Dot in the Universe, garnered significant recognition, with multiple shortlistings for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Orange Prize for Fiction. Ellmann is a prolific essayist, regularly contributing to publications such as Artforum, Modern Painters, the Guardian, and the Times Literary Supplement. She has also ventured into screenwriting and was awarded the Hawthornden Fellowship in 1992.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Lucy Ellmann's book series? Lucy Ellmann has written 3 book series. The most notable is the Non-Fiction series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Lucy Ellmann
- #1
Things Are Against Us(2021)
- #1
Tom the Obscure(2014)
- #1
Sweet Desserts(1989) - #2
Varying Degrees of Hopelessness(1991) - #3
Man or Mango?(1998) - #4
Dot in the Universe(2003) - #5
Doctors & Nurses(2006) - #6
Mimi(2013) - #7
Ducks, Newburyport(2019)
About Lucy Ellmann
Lucy Ellmann is a celebrated British author, born in Evanston, Illinois, to a literary family. She moved to England at 13 and went on to study at Falmouth School of Art, Essex University, and the Courtauld Institute of Art, where she earned a foundation degree, BA, and MA, respectively. Ellmann's critically acclaimed debut novel, Sweet Desserts, won the Guardian Fiction Prize. Her subsequent works, Varying Degrees of Hoplessness, Man or Mango?, and Dot in the Universe, garnered significant recognition, with multiple shortlistings for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Orange Prize for Fiction. Ellmann is a prolific essayist, regularly contributing to publications such as Artforum, Modern Painters, the Guardian, and the Times Literary Supplement. She has also ventured into screenwriting and was awarded the Hawthornden Fellowship in 1992.
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