Sebastian
Faulks was born in 1953, and grew up in Newbury, the son of a judge
and a repertory actress. He attended
Wellington College and studied at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, although he
didn’t enjoy attending either institution. Cambridge in the 70s was still quite male-dominated, and he
says that you had to cycle about 5 miles to meet a girl. He was the first
literary editor of “The Independent”, and then went on to become deputy editor
of “The Sunday Independent”. His
first novel, “A Trick of
the Light”, was published in 1984.
1989 saw the publication of the first of his ‘French trilogy’: “The Girl
at the Lion d’Or”. This was
followed by his most famous novel, “Birdsong”
in 1993. The French trilogy was
completed by the “Charlotte Gray” in 1998. “Charlotte
Gray” was made into a movie starring Cate Blanchett in 2002. “On Green
Dolphin Street” was published in 2001. 2005 has seen the publication of 2 Sebastian Faulks books: “Human
Traces” and “The Footprints on Mount Low”. Most of Sebastian Faulks’ novels have a war theme, although
this is usually blended with more than a touch of romance. In 1999, Sebastian Faulks wrote and
presented the Channel 4 series “Churchill’s Secret Army”. One of Sebastian Faulks’ most acclaimed
works is the non-fiction “The Fatal
Englishman: Three Short Lives”, a biography of artist Christopher Wood,
airman Richard Hillary, and spy Jeremy Wolfenden. “Pistache”,
a book of essays, was published in 2006.
Sebastian Faulks’ latest novel is “Engleby” (2007).
Sebastian Faulks was awarded the CBE in 2002. He and his family live in London.
Going with the flow of a jolly boatman – a
Sebastian Faulks article on the Thames from 1998
Diary
– Sebastian Faulks writes about the 85th anniversary of the Battle
of the Somme in “The Sepectator”
How
I took a walk-on part at that premiere – Sebastian Faulks writes about
“Notting Hill”, and playing football against Hugh Grant in his final column for
“The Evening Standard”
Behind
the wall – Sebastian Faulks’ article for “The Guardian” about how he
visited Broadmoor to research the history of mental illness for his novel
“Human Traces”
How a
novelist’s twist sparked academic feud – a very interesting story about
Sebastian Faulks’ research for “Human Traces”
The Bitter Taste of Vichy
–
Sebastian Faulks talks to Andrew Miller of “The Independent” in 1998
Fiction with a
capital Faulks – Benedict Page’s interview for “The Bookseller” in 2005
All
in the mind – Kate Kellaway’s interview from 2005
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