The Whale Tattoo

Name: The Whale Tattoo
ISBN: 9781529417135

by Jon Ransom

Betty Trask · 2023 · ShortlistPolari Prize · 2023 · WinnerPolari Prize · 2022 · Shortlist

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BloomsburyJuly 7, 2022Literary FictionISBN 9781529417135

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Betty Trask Award	2023	Shortlist
Polari Prize	2023	Winner	“For its lyrical road novel about grief and queer connection — First Book Prize.”
Polari Prize	2022	Shortlist

About This Book

Jon Ransom's debut novel follows Shane, a young gay man processing the recent death of his lover while travelling around the British Isles with a bottled whale heart. A strange, lyrical road novel about grief, queerness, and connection, it won the Polari First Book Prize in 2023.

About the Author

Jon RansomGB

Jon Ransom is a British novelist born in 1978. He studied at Exeter University and has worked in publishing. His debut novel The Whale Tattoo (2022, Bloomsbury) won the Polari First Book Prize in 2023, bringing him to wider attention. Read more →