Philip Pullman
Author of Northern Lights
About the Author
Philip Pullman was born in Norwich on October 19, 1946. He graduated from Oxford University with a degree in English. He taught at various Oxford middle schools and at Westminster College for eight years. He is the author of many acclaimed novels, plays, and picture books for readers of all ages. show more His first book, Count Karlstein, was published in 1982. His other books include: The Firework-Maker's Daughter; I Was a Rat!; Clockwork or All Wound Up; and The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ. He is also the author of the Sally Lockhart series and the His Dark Materials Trilogy. He is the author of The Book of Dust, volume 1. He has received numerous awards including the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Fiction Award for Northern Lights (The Golden Compass), the Whitbread Book of the Year Award for The Amber Spyglass, the Eleanor Farjeon Award for children's literature in 2002, and the Astrid Lindgren Award in 2005. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Jamie Pullman
Series
Works by Philip Pullman
Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version {Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition} (2012) 273 copies
Two Crafty Criminals!: and how they were Captured by the Daring Detectives of the New Cut Gang (2012) 108 copies
Sally Lockhart Collection: The Ruby in the Smoke / The Shadow in the North / The Tiger in the Well / The Tin Princess (1990) 45 copies
Untitled (The Book of Dust, #3) 28 copies
The Sally Lockhart Trilogy: The Ruby in the Smoke / The Shadow in the North / The Tiger in the Well (1997) 18 copies
The Golden Key: And Other Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm (A Penguin Special from Viking) (2012) 17 copies
[unidentified works] 4 copies
Philip Pullman Book of Dust: 2 Books Collection Set (La Belle Sauvage / The Secret Commonwealth) (2019) 4 copies
A Word or Two About Myths 4 copies
Philip Pullman Collection 4 Books Set (I Was a Rat! Or The Scarlet Slippers, The Firework Maker's Daughter, Clockwork… (2018) 1 copy
Something To Read 1 copy
The Imagination Chamber 1 copy
Philip Pullman His Dark Materials & The Book of Dust Vol 1 & 2 Collection 4 Books Set (Lyra's Oxford, Once Upon a Time… (2021) 1 copy
HH I Đ Ơ £ ð ł ð ł £ ơ Ơ đ Ơ 1 copy
By Philip Pullman The Subtle Knife: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation (Radio Collection) (reissue) 1 copy
Severni sij 1 copy
Pretanjeni nož 1 copy
Video Nasty 1 copy
Associated Works
The Science of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials (2003) — Introduction, some editions — 305 copies
The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature: The World's Greatest Kids' Lit as Comics and Visuals (2014) — Contributor — 90 copies
Life & Death: A Collection of Classic Poetry and Prose (2004) — Introduction, some editions — 18 copies
The Public Domain Review: Selected Essays, Vol. VII — Contributor — 3 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Pullman, Philip Nicholas Outram
- Birthdate
- 1946-10-19
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Country (for map)
- England, UK
- Birthplace
- Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Oxford, England
Llanbedr, Meirionnydd, Wales - Education
- Ysgol Ardudwy, Wales
Exeter College, Oxford University (BA | 1968 | English) - Occupations
- primary school teacher
lecturer
writer - Organizations
- Blake Society
Society of Authors (council member|president|2013-2022)
British Humanist Association (patron)
National Secular Society
Westminster College
Oxfordshire/Westminster Language-to-Learning Centre (head) - Awards and honors
- Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (2001)
Commander, Order of the British Empire (2004)
May Hill Arbuthnot Lecturer (2002)
Eleanor Farjeon Award (2002)
British Book Award (2002)
Eastercon, UK (guest of honour | 2004) (show all 13)
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (2005)
Oxford, UK (freedom of the city | 2007)
Man Booker International Prize (finalist | 2011)
Action for Children's Arts (J. M. Barrie Award | 2019)
Carnegie Medal (1995)
Knight Bachelor (2019)
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (1995) - Agent
- Caradoc King (AP Watt)
- Short biography
- Philip Pullman CBE, FRSL (born 19 October 1946) is a British writer. He is the author of several best-selling books, most notably the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials and the fictionalised biography of Jesus, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ. In 2008, The Times named Pullman one of the "50 greatest British writers since 1945".
Members
Discussions
Book Discussion: The Golden Compass - Contains SPOILERS! Finish the book first! in The Green Dragon (April 2023)
His Dark Materials in Folio Society Devotees (December 2022)
Book Discussion: The Golden Compass - SPOILER FREE thread in The Green Dragon (December 2007)
Reviews
Lists
Witchy Fiction (1)
2000s decade (1)
Loan Library (1)
Winter Books (1)
Farm Boy Fantasy (1)
Comfort Reads (1)
Booker Prize (1)
quigui wishlish (1)
Page Turners (1)
BBC Big Read (1)
100 New Classics (1)
Winter Books (1)
Gaslamp Fantasy (1)
Fantasy Fiction (1)
Read in 1999 (1)
A Novel Cure (1)
Victorian Period (1)
BBC Big Read (1)
Series (1)
Read (1)
Steampunk (3)
Read These Too (3)
Overdue Podcast (3)
Best Young Adult (3)
1990s (2)
Unread books (4)
Favourite Books (5)
Favorite Series (1)
Next in Series (1)
2010s (2)
Five star books (2)
al.vick-series (2)
British Mystery (1)
Nineties (2)
Ghosts (1)
Awards
You May Also Like
Associated Authors
Statistics
- Works
- 116
- Also by
- 29
- Members
- 135,203
- Popularity
- #51
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 2,682
- ISBNs
- 1,818
- Languages
- 35
- Favorited
- 580