Sebastian Faulks
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 Faulks in 2008 |
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| Born | April 20, 1953 Donnington, Berkshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Journalist and Novelist |
| Known for | The French Trilogy |
| Spouse | Veronica (m. 1989) |
Sebastian Faulks, CBE (born 20 April 1953) is a British journalist and novelist.
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[edit] Early life
Faulks was born on 20 April 1953 in Donnington, Berkshire to Peter Faulks and Pamela (née Lawless).[1] Edward Faulks, Baron Faulks, is his older brother. He was educated at Elstree School, Reading and went on to Wellington College, Berkshire. He studied English at Emmanuel College, Cambridge where he was made an Honorary Fellow in 2007.[2]
[edit] Career
Faulks is best known for his trilogy of novels set in France: The Girl at the Lion d'Or, Birdsong, and Charlotte Gray, the latter two of which were bestsellers. In 2001 Charlotte Gray was made into a film starring Cate Blanchett and directed by Gillian Armstrong. In April 2003 Birdsong came 13th in the BBC's Big Read initiative which aimed to identify Britain's best loved novels.[3] Sebastian Faulks appears regularly on British TV and radio, and is featured on BBC Radio 4's literary quiz The Write Stuff.
[edit] Personal life
Faulks married Veronica (née Youlten) in 1989. They have two sons, William and Arthur, born 1990 and 1996 respectively, and one daughter, Holly, born 1992.[1] Faulks is a fan of West Ham United and Southampton football clubs.
[edit] Honours and awards
- 1994 British Book Awards Author of the Year
- 1998 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction (shortlist) for Charlotte Gray
- 2002 awarded CBE
- 2009 British Book Awards Popular Fiction Award for Devil May Care
[edit] Bibliography
- A Trick of the Light (1984)
- The Girl at the Lion D'or (1989)
- A Fool's Alphabet (1992)
- Birdsong (1993)
- The Fatal Englishman (1996)
- Charlotte Gray (1998)
- On Green Dolphin Street (2001)
- Human Traces (2005)
- Pistache (2006)
- Engleby (2007)
- Devil May Care (2008)
- A Week in December (2009)
- Faulks on Fiction: Great British Characters and the Secret Life of the Novel (2011)
- A Possible Life (2012)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Debrett's People of Today 2005 (18th ed.). Debrett's. p. 534. ISBN 1870520106.
- ^ "http://www.sebastianfaulks.com/index.php?page_id=3"
- ^ *The Big Read from the BBC
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Sebastian Faulks |
- The Guardian article "All in the Mind" 21 August 2005
- The Official Sebastian Faulks Homepage
- BBC interview (video, 45 mins) 30 August 2001
- Sebastian Faulks at Contemporary Writers
- Guardian profile of Faulks 13 July 2007
- 'Novel People', review of Faulks on Fiction in the Oxonian Review
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