Jonathan Falla

Jonathan Falla is an English writer based in Scotland.

In 2001, Falla published his debut novel, Blue Poppies. His second novel, Poor Mercy, was published in 2005. He has also written a number of short stories and plays. In 2007, he was shortlisted for the National Short Story Prize for his short story The Morena.

Falla was born in Jamaica. He studied at Cambridge University and left in 1978 to work in Bandung, Java.

In addition to writing, he has worked as an aid worker in Indonesia, Nepal, Sudan and Uganda.