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The author of the "His Dark Materials" trilogy shares insights into the art of writing while exploring how education, religion, and science, as well as his favorite classics, helped shaped his literary life.
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- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
- contemplativerelentless
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- Philip Pullman
- First published
- 2017
- Pages
- 480
- Publisher
- David Fickling Books, Vintage, Alfred A. Knopf
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780525521174
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Philip Pullman CBE, FRSL is an English writer from Norwich. He is the best-selling author of several books, most notably his trilogy of fantasy novels, [*His Dark Materials*](/series/OL330755L/His_Dark_Materials), and his fictional biography of Jesus, *The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ*. The first of *His Dark Materials* has been turned into the film The Golden Compass and the first two books from his Sally Lockhart series have been adapted for television. In 2008, The Times named Pullman in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". ([Source][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Pullman
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