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'''Lawrence Norfolk''', a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[novelist]], produces historical novels with complex plots and intricate detail. His novels are also known for their unusually large vocabulary. |
'''Lawrence Norfolk''', a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[novelist]], produces historical novels with complex plots and intricate detail. His novels are also known for their unusually large vocabulary. |
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He was born in [[London]] in [[1963]], but lived in Iraq until 1967 and then the West Country of England. He read English at King's College and graduated in 1986. He worked briefly as a teacher and later as a freelance writer for reference books. In 1991, he won the Somerset Maugham Award for his first novel, ''Lemprière's Dictionary'', about events surrounding the publication, in 1788, of [[John Lemprière]] dictionary on classical mythology and history. |
He was born in [[London]] in [[1963]], but lived in Iraq until 1967 and then the West Country of England. He read English at King's College and graduated in 1986. He worked briefly as a teacher and later as a freelance writer for reference books. |
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In 1991, he won the Somerset Maugham Award for his first novel, ''Lemprière's Dictionary'', about events surrounding the publication, in 1788, of [[John Lemprière]] dictionary on classical mythology and history. |
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His second novel, ''The Pope's Rhinoceros'' (1996) is based on the history of the animal that is also known as [[Dürer's Rhinoceros]]. Themes that are incorporated include the lost city of [[Vineta]], the sack of [[Prato]], and the [[Benin]] bronze-making culture. |
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His works include: |
His works include: |
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*''Lemprière's Dictionary'' (1991) |
*''Lemprière's Dictionary'' (1991) |
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*''The Pope's Rhinoceros'' (1996) |
*''The Pope's Rhinoceros'' (1996) |
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*''In the Shape of a Boar'' (2000) |
*''In the Shape of a Boar'' (2000) |
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Revision as of 08:54, 31 December 2007
Lawrence Norfolk, a British novelist, produces historical novels with complex plots and intricate detail. His novels are also known for their unusually large vocabulary.
He was born in London in 1963, but lived in Iraq until 1967 and then the West Country of England. He read English at King's College and graduated in 1986. He worked briefly as a teacher and later as a freelance writer for reference books.
In 1991, he won the Somerset Maugham Award for his first novel, Lemprière's Dictionary, about events surrounding the publication, in 1788, of John Lemprière dictionary on classical mythology and history.
His second novel, The Pope's Rhinoceros (1996) is based on the history of the animal that is also known as Dürer's Rhinoceros. Themes that are incorporated include the lost city of Vineta, the sack of Prato, and the Benin bronze-making culture.
His works include:
- Lemprière's Dictionary (1991)
- The Pope's Rhinoceros (1996)
- In the Shape of a Boar (2000)
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