As If

Isabel Waidner is a writer based in London. They are the author of

About the author

Isabel Waidner is a writer based in London. They are the author of As If, Corey Fah Does Social Mobility, Sterling Karat Gold, We Are Made of Diamond Stuff and Gaudy Bauble. They are the winner of the Goldsmiths Prize 2021 and were shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize in 2019, the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction in 2022 and the Republic of Consciousness Prize in 2018, 2020 and 2022. They are a co-founder of the event series Queers Read This at the Institute of Contemporary Arts and they are an academic in the School of English and Drama at Queen Mary University of London.

Product details

• Authors: Isabel Waidner
• Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 26.02.2026
• EAN: 9780241779187
• ISBN: 978-0-241-77918-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 204 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; London, Greater London, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, Performing Arts, Central London, FICTION / Absurdist, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Humorous fiction, Modernism, Parenting: advice and issues, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Health and illness, Coping with / advice about ageing, Coping with / advice about cancer, Subject matter intended specifically for men and/or boys, FICTION / Performing Arts / Dance, Theater & Musicals, FICTION / Family Life / Parenthood & Children