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Freddi was born in Reading, England. He was educated at Reading School and then Oxford University, where he was lead singer in the Atrocious Les Milkins Band. Since then, he has authored books on sport, short stories and novels. He lives in London with the editor and actress Francine Brody. Reading is a town and unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) in the English county of Berkshire. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... Reading School is a grammar school in the town of Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... This article is in need of attention. ... A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative in prose. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Francine Brody is a British actress and book editor. ...

Freddi's first novel Pelican Blood (2005) draws on his experiences in the 1980s as a twitcher, fanatical birdwatchers who will travel anywhere to see a new bird for their lists, with each new bird known as a 'tick'. Revolving around the sometimes futile lives of three twitchers, with a 'foul-mouthed but lyrical' (to quote the cover blurb) and cinematographic style, it has been dubbed the Trainspotting of birdwatching; production company Ecosse Films have bought the film rights. Birding or birdwatching is a hobby concerned with the observation and study of birds (the study proper is termed American origin; birdwatching is (or more correctly, was) the commonly-used word in Great Britain and Ireland and by non-birders in the United States. ... Trainspotting refers to: Train spotting, the hobby Trainspotting, the novel by Irvine Welsh Trainspotting, the film based upon the above-mentioned novel. ... Ecosse Films is a British film and television production company, based in London despite the Scottish name (Ecosse is French for Scotland), Scottish saltire in the company logo and Scottish content in several of their productions. ...

Books

• Pork, Knopf, 1981. ISBN 0-394-51889-6. (Short stories.)
• Pork and Others, E. P. Dutton, 1983. ISBN 0-525-48064-1. (Short stories.)
• The Elder, Alfred a Knopf, 1985. ISBN 0-394-53914-1. (Novel.)
• The England Football Fact Book, Gullane Children's Books, 1991. ISBN 0-85112-991-9.
• The Guinness Book of Sporting Blunders, Guinness World Records, 1994. ISBN 0-85112-770-3.
• The Guinness Book of Cricket Blunders, Guinness World Records, 1996. ISBN 0-85112-624-3.
• The Guinness Book of Football Blunders, Guinness World Records, 1996. ISBN 0-85112-625-1.
• World Cup Gem: World Cup Facts, HarperCollinsWillow, 1998. ISBN 0-00-218854-6.
• The Ultimate Cricket Fact and Quiz Book, Bookmart, 1999. ISBN 1-900032-03-1. (With Peter Wynne-Thomas, Scyld Berry and Jim Hutchings, illustrator.)
• Footballers' Haircuts: The Illustrated History, Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated, 2003. ISBN 0-297-83090-2.
• Pelican Blood, Fourth Estate, 2005. ISBN 0-00-718518-9. (Novel.)
• Complete Book of the World Cup, HarperSport, 2006. ISBN 0-00-722916-X.

External links

• Cris Freddi website
• Cris Freddi Bibliography