Alexander Masters

Alexander Masters is the author of Stuart: A Life Backwards, the critically acclaimed bookabout a homeless man called Stuart Shorter who he met while studying at Cambridge University and working in a homeless shelter. It won the Guardian First Book Award and was chosen as a World Book Night Title. He wrote the television adaptation of the book — a joint BBC/HBO venture from Sam Mendes’ studio. His latest book is The Genius in my Basement, an intimate portrait of one of the greatest mathematical prodigies of the twentieth century.

Videos

Alexander Masters @ 5x15 - A Life Backwards

Alexander Masters 2 @ 5x15 - Genius in My Basement

Alexander Masters @ 5x15 - Revolutionising drug funding