Ллойд Джонс

New Zealand authorLloyd Jones (born in Lower Hutt, 23 March 1955) is a New Zealand author who currently resides in Wellington. His novel Mister Pip won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and was shortlisted for the Booker.Jones attended Hutt Valley High School and Victoria University of Wellington. Despite fulfilling the requirements of a political science degree, Jones was unable to graduate from university due to library fines owing at the time he completed his course of study. He was the recipient of an honorary doctorate from Victoria University in May 2009. Lloyd Jones' older brother is property tycoon and former politician Sir Bob Jones.In 1988 Jones was the recipient of the…