Sebastian Faulks

Philip Kerr accepted the award, but made a speech disparaging the judges and was hooted by the audience. In the year Sebastian Faulks turned the honour down flat, a substitute was found in Alan Titchmarsh who, clearly delighted by this...

In this article: Zadie Smith, NME, Dizzee Rascal, The Valley of Bones, Hilary Mantel, Anthony Powell, R&B, The Sun, and Denis Healey

...Anna Frame of Canongate, Cave's publisher. Faber flew over Aniruddha Bahal from India to collect the prize a few years ago. Only Sebastian Faulks reacted badly to his nomination. Critics might say that it is ridiculously British to snigger...

In this article: Amos Oz, Paul Theroux, Auberon Waugh, Courtney Love, Champagne, and Literary Review

...use of redundant passages of sexual description." Previous winners of the award, now in its 17th year, include AA Gill, Sebastian Faulks, Tom Wolfe and Melvyn Bragg. Here are some brief quotes from some of this year's nominated...

In this article: Nick Cave, Simulacrum, Bad Sex in Fiction Award, Literary Review, AA Gill, and John Banville

...of Bunny Munro. The award - now in its 17th year - will be handed out on 30 November. Previous winners include AA Gill, Sebastian Faulks, Tom Wolfe and Melvyn Bragg. Nick Cave - The Death of Bunny Munro Richard Milward - Ten Storey...

In this article: Nick Cave, Bad Sex in Fiction Award, Paul Theroux, Amos Oz, Literary Review, AA Gill, and John Banville

...his original screenplay and turned it into a play, which premiered at Shakespeare's Globe in September). Birdsong, based on Sebastian Faulks' hugely successful novel, has had several directors in the frame for over a decade, including...

In this article: Michael Powell, The Tempest, David Lean, Stanley Kubrick, Nostromo, Birdsong, Johnny Depp, Terry Gilliam, and Johanna ter Steege

...Capello's potential successor as England coach scours bookshops for masterpieces the way he scans the game's talent markets. Sebastian Faulks visited Fulham's training ground recently, in search of insights for a character he was creating,...

In this article: Roy Hodgson, Fulham, Fabio Capello, Premier League, Roberto Carlos, Blackburn, Brede Hangeland, and Chelsea

...in the world. The campaign is being led by Max Egremont, Sassoon's official biographer. It is supported by author Sebastian Faulks, the former Poet Laureate Sir Andrew Motion and military historian Richard Holmes. The archive includes...

In this article: Siegfried Sassoon, Western Front, Cambridge University, All rights reserved, First World War, Clare College, Cambridge, Richard Holmes, and Max Egremont

...create the most significant collection of Sassoon manuscripts anywhere. The campaign, launched in June, has been backed by author Sebastian Faulks, the former Poet Laureate Sir Andrew Motion and military historian Richard Holmes. Author...

In this article: Siegfried Sassoon, World War I, Cambridge University, Max Egremont, Royal Welch Fusiliers, Military Cross, Western Front, Clare College, Cambridge, Private Peaceful, and Richard Holmes

...2001 death. In the last year or so, we've seen estate-authorized sequels of everything from Ian Fleming's James Bond series (Sebastian Faulks' Devil May Care) to A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh (David Benedictus' Return to the Hundred Acre Wood)...

In this article: Isaac Asimov, I, Robot, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Susan Calvin, Eoin Colfer, Jason Bourne, The Original of Laura, and Artemis Fowl

The nation is in a sad state, reckons Sebastian Faulks For all his success, or perhaps as a result of it, Sebastian Faulks possesses a resolutely cynical approach to writing. His novels have pace, drama, suspense and often a clear vision...

In this article: Birdsong, Devil May Care, Engleby, City of London, and London