Submarine (novel)

Submarine is a Bildungsroman, first published in 2008 by Hamish Hamilton and written by Joe Dunthorne, Submarine tells the story of fifteen-year-old Oliver Tate, a tale of mock GCSEs, sex and death.

Dunthorne wrote most of the book while studying creative writing at the University of East Anglia. Originally a short story, he posted the first chapter of the book on ABCtales.com. Its popularity on the site drove Dunthorne to write Submarine a full novel.

In 2010 Submarine was adapted for film by Richard Ayoade.