Notable Books for Adults. It was shortlisted for the Bad Sex in Fiction Award. Allusions/references to other works The book contains references and characters from other works by Mitchell, as is characteristic of his novels: Neal Brose, a pupil at the same school as Taylor, appears as an adult in Ghostwritten. Eva van Crommelynck, who tutors Taylor on poetry and life, also appears in Cloud Atlas, as do references to her father, Vyvyan Ayrs, her mother, and Robert Frobisher, composer of the rare and beautiful sextet that Jason listens to while visiting her. Eva encourages Jason to read Le Grand Meaulnes - also read by Eiji in number9dream. Gwendolyn Bendincks, the vicar's wife at the end of "Solarium," also appears in Cloud Atlas. She is one of two residents who head the Residents' Committee at Aurora House (the home to which Denholme Cavendish sends his brother Timothy). Mark Badbury, a pupil at the same school as Taylor, also appears as an adult in the short story "Preface" published in the [UK] The Daily Telegraph on 29.04.06. Another pupil, Clive Pike (as an adult) and school headmaster Mr. Nixon (both corporeally and disembodied) appear in the short story "Acknowledgments" published in Prospect, No. 115, Oct. 2005 School headmaster Mr. Nixon (his first name is revealed as Graham) appears in the short story 'Denouement' published in The Guardian Review section, 26.05.07, in support of the author's appearance at the Hay Festival that day. Nicholas Briar, a pupil at the same school as Taylor, also appears as an adult in the short story "The Massive Rat" published in The Guardian "Weekend" supplement on 01.08.09. The Castles, next-door neighbors to the Taylors, also appear as the titular character's parents in the short story "Judith Castle", published in The Book of Other People on 01.02.08. The John Lennon song "#9 Dream", which is also the title of Mitchell's second novel, is played during the school dance. The character of Hugo Lamb is revisited in Mitchell's 2014 novel The Bone Clocks. The characters of Ross Wilcox and Dawn Madden are a married couple and Aunt and Uncle of the main character in the short story "If Wishes Was Horses" published in The New York Times on 13.07.20. References Reviews Review of Black Swan Green: The Times (London) Review of Black Swan Green: The New Yorker Review of Black Swan Green: The New York Times Review of