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Victor J Kennedy | |
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| Occupation | Novelist Art Director |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Genre | Confessional Memoir |
| Notable works | Hypomanic |
Victor J Kennedy (born June 27, 1972 in Bradford) is an British writer and art director renowned for his work in the confessional memoir genre.
Early life
[edit]Kennedy was brought up Methodist in the south of Bradford,West Yorkshire. At 16 he was moved to Kendal in Cumbria due to his father's job in Insurance. As described in his memoir Hypomanic, Kennedy's hypomania began during the time he attended Cumbria College of Art and Design and started experimenting with drugs for the first time. While an undergraduate at University of Westminster, where he continued to live a hedonistic work\life balance. At the same time he held the position of student representative for three years running, whilst keeping top marks. A lifestyle of chemicals and pressure which contributed to his downfall. During his fight back, Kennedy also received the 1996 Apple Design Project Award in California.
Hypomanic
[edit]Kennedy is best known for publishing his memoir, Hypomanic, at the age of 35. The book chronicles his fight back after a nervous breakdown he experienced as an undergraduate and how he eventually recovered and returned to university to finish the degree that he started.
Bibliography
[edit]External links
[edit]- Interview with the author, from the breenibooks website
- The story presented, in a book trailer
- The mental health publisher, Chipmunka publishing house
- Victor J Kennedy Biography, on the author's page
AfD nomination of Hypomanic - Mad In England, A Memoir
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I have nominated Hypomanic - Mad In England, A Memoir, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hypomanic - Mad In England, A Memoir. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. CultureDrone (talk) 13:25, 19 December 2008 (UTC)