Andrew Davidson (author)

{{Short description|Canadian novelist}}

{{Infobox writer

| name = Andrew Davidson

| image = Andrew Davidson.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|04|12}}

| birth_place = Pinawa, Manitoba, Canada

| death_date =

| death_place =

| occupation = Novelist

}}

Andrew Davidson (born April 12, 1969) is a Canadian novelist from Winnipeg, Manitoba.[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/sep/01/andrew.davidson "Debut author Andrew Davidson talks to Alison Flood ..."], The Guardian, 1 September 2008{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/books/love-in-a-strange-place-andrew-davidson-interview-1-1437578|title=Love in a strange place - Andrew Davidson interview|date=September 20, 2008|accessdate=August 31, 2018|work=The Scotsman}} {{cite web|title=Million-dollar man|date=10 October 2008 |publisher=Quill and Quire|url=https://quillandquire.com/authors/million-dollar-man/|accessdate=January 2, 2021}} Born in Pinawa, Manitoba, he graduated with a B.A. in English literature from the University of British Columbia in 1991, and worked as a teacher in Japan before returning to Canada.{{cite web|title=Andrew Davidson|publisher=Winnipeg International Writers Festival|url=https://thinairwinnipeg.ca/writers/andrew-davidson/|accessdate=January 2, 2021}}

He has so far published just one novel, The Gargoyle, a psychological thriller about love, religion, mental illness and medieval history, for which he received an unprecedented advance of $1.25 million.{{cite news|title=Burning up the bestseller chart|work=The Guardian|date=September 2008 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/sep/01/andrew.davidson|accessdate=January 2, 2021 |last1=Flood |first1=Alison }}