Charles Chadwick (novelist)

Charles McKenzie Chadwick CBE (31 July 1932 – 2 July 2025) was an English novelist.

Chadwick's father was Trevor Chadwick.[1] Chadwick was born in Swanage.[2] He worked as a civil servant from the early 1970s. He held a position as a British Council officer in Nigeria in 1972 and worked in Kenya, Brazil, Canada, and Poland, where he was the Council's Director.[3][4]

Chadwick retired from the civil service in 1992. He wrote several novels, all of which were originally rejected by publishers.

In 2004, Chadwick was offered a major Faber and Faber publishing deal for his novel It's All Right Now, which was written over a period of thirty years. In its initial edition, the book was 679 pages and covered the life of an ordinary middle-aged English man from his thirties into his sixties (tagline: "A written life, an unwritten life", as quoted from last page). The book was published in May 2005 by Faber & Faber in the UK and HarperCollins in the U.S.

Chadwick was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1984 Birthday Honours,[5] and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1992 New Year Honours,[6] for services to the British Council whilst he was a British Council officer.

Chadwick died aged 92; his death being announced on 2 July 2025.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Chadwick, Charles Mckenzie, (born 31 July 1932), British Council Director (formerly Representative), Poland, 1989–92". Ukwhoswho.com. 31 July 1932. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b Chadwick, James (2 July 2025). "Charles Chadwick obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Charles Chadwick". Short Books. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Charles Chadwick". United Agents. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  5. ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 49768". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 1984. p. 17.
  6. ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 52767". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1991. p. 17.

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