Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman signing a copy of Lyra's Oxford
Born	October 19, 1946 (1946-10-19) (age 61) Norwich, Norfolk, UK
Occupation	Novelist
Genres	Fantasy
Website	Philip-Pullman.com

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Brief biography

Pullman was born in Norwich, Norfolk, UK, to RAF pilot Alfred Outram and Audrey Evelyn Outram née Merrifield. The family travelled with his father's job, including to Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), where he spent time at school. His father was killed in a plane crash in 1953 when Pullman was seven. His mother remarried and with a move to Australia came Pullman's discovery of comic books including Superman and Batman, a medium which he continues to espouse. From 1957 he was educated at Ysgol Ardudwy school in Harlech, Gwynedd and spent time in Norfolk with his grandfather, a clergyman. Around this time Pullman discovered John Milton's Paradise Lost, which would become a major influence for His Dark Materials. Norwich (pronounced IPA: ) is a city in East Anglia, in Eastern England. ... Norfolk (IPA: //) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... RAF is an three letter acronym for: Royal Air Force -- the Air Force of the United Kingdom (see also Air Ministry) Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion) -- a German terror organisation Rigas Autobusu Fabrika -- a factory making buses in Riga, Latvia Rapid Action Force in India Računarski Fakultet RAF... Southern Rhodesia was the name of the British colony situated immediately to the north of South Africa, known today as Zimbabwe. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Superman is a fictional character and comic book superhero , originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Harlech is a town and seaside resort in North Wales, lying on Tremadog Bay, and within the Snowdonia National Park. ... This article is about the county of Wales. ... Norfolk (IPA: //) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... For other persons named John Milton, see John Milton (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Paradise Lost (disambiguation). ...

From 1963 Pullman attended Exeter College, Oxford, receiving a Third class BA in 1968. In an interview with the Oxford Student he stated that "he did not really enjoy the English course" and that "I thought I was doing quite well until I came out with my third class degree and then I realised that I wasn’t — it was the year they stopped giving fourth class degrees otherwise I’d have got one of those".^[1] He discovered William Blake's illustrations around 1970, which would also later influence him greatly. College name Exeter College Latin name Collegium Exoniense Named after Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter Established 1314 Sister college Emmanuel College, Cambridge Rector Ms Frances Cairncross JCR President Simon Heawood Undergraduates 299 MCR President Meredith Riedel Graduates 150 Location of Exeter College within central Oxford , Homepage Boatclub Exeter College... A B.A. issued from the University of Tennessee. ... William Blake (November 28, 1757 – August 12, 1827) was an English poet, visionary, painter, and printmaker. ...

Pullman married Judith Speller in 1970 and began teaching children and writing school plays. His first published work was The Haunted Storm, which joint-won the New English Library's Young Writer's Award in 1972. He nevertheless refuses to discuss it. Galatea, an adult fantasy-fiction novel, followed in 1978, but it was his school plays which inspired his first children's book, Count Karlstein, in 1982. He stopped teaching around the publication of The Ruby in the Smoke (1986), his second children's book, whose Victorian setting is indicative of Pullman's interest in that era. The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ...

Pullman taught part-time at Westminster College, Oxford between 1988 and 1996, continuing to write children's stories. He began His Dark Materials about 1993. Northern Lights (published as The Golden Compass in the US) was published in 1996 and won the Carnegie Medal, one of the most prestigious British children's fiction awards, and the Guardian Children's Fiction Award. Westminster College, Oxford was founded in 1851 in Horseferry Road, London, and originally specialised in the training of teachers for Methodist schools. ... The Carnegie Medal in Literature was established in the UK in 1936 in honour of Scottish philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. ... The Guardian Childrens Fiction Prize or Guardian Award is a prominent award for works of childrens literature by British or Commonwealth authors, published in the UK during the preceding year. ...

Pullman has been writing full-time since 1996, but continues to deliver talks and writes occasionally for The Guardian. He was awarded a CBE in the New Year's Honours list in 2004. He also co-judged the prestigious Christopher Tower Poetry Prize (awarded by Oxford University) in 2005 with Gillian Clarke. Pullman also began lecturing at a seminar in English at his alma mater, Exeter College, Oxford, in 2004.^[2][3] He is currently working on The Book of Dust, a sequel to his completed His Dark Materials trilogy. For other uses, see Guardian. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Gillian Clarke (born 8 June 1937) is a Welsh poet writing in English. ... College name Exeter College Latin name Collegium Exoniense Named after Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter Established 1314 Sister college Emmanuel College, Cambridge Rector Ms Frances Cairncross JCR President Simon Heawood Undergraduates 299 MCR President Meredith Riedel Graduates 150 Location of Exeter College within central Oxford , Homepage Boatclub Exeter College...

On 23 November 2007, Pullman was made an honorary professor at Bangor University.^[4] is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The University of Wales, Bangor (UWB) is a constituent institution of the University of Wales based in the small city of Bangor in the county of Gwynedd in North Wales, United Kingdom. ...

His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials consists of Northern Lights (titled The Golden Compass in North America), The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass. The trilogy (U.K versions), in order of succession from left to right. ... The Golden Compass redirects here. ... Northern Lights (published in the US as The Golden Compass) is the first novel in the His Dark Materials series, written by British novelist Philip Pullman, and published in 1995. ... For the weapon mentioned in this book, see Æsahættr. ... The Amber Spyglass is the third and final novel in the His Dark Materials series, written by British novelist Philip Pullman, and published in 2000. ...

The first volume of the trilogy, "Northern Lights", won the Carnegie Medal for children's fiction in the UK in 1995. The Amber Spyglass, the last volume, was awarded both 2001 Whitbread Prize for best children's book and the Whitbread Book of the Year prize in January 2002, the first children's book to receive that award. The series won popular acclaim in late 2003, taking third place in the BBC's Big Read poll. The Carnegie Medal in Literature was established in the UK in 1936 in honour of Scottish philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. ... The Whitbread Book Awards are among the United Kingdoms most prestigious literary awards. ... The Whitbread Book Awards are among the United Kingdoms most prestigious literary awards. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... The Big Read was a 2003 survey carried out by the BBC, with the goal of finding the Nations Best-loved Book by way of a viewer vote via the Web, SMS and telephone. ...

In 2005 Pullman was announced as joint winner of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for children's literature. The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is the worlds largest childrens and youth literature award. ...

Companion pieces to His Dark Materials

Lyra's Oxford is the first short companion piece. Lyras Oxford by Philip Pullman is a short book telling an adventure of His Dark Materials leading heroine, Lyra Silvertongue set shortly after the end of the trilogy. ...

Future companion pieces, announced by Pullman, include the soon to be published Once Upon a Time in the North and the unwritten The Book of Dust ). Once Upon a Time in the North is a forthcoming fantasy short story by Phillip Pullman. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Religious perspective

Pullman is a supporter of the British Humanist Association and an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society. New Yorker journalist Laura Miller has described Pullman as one of England's most outspoken atheists.^[5] The British Humanist Association is an organisation of the United Kingdom which promotes Humanism. ... The National Secular Society is an organisation of the United Kingdom which promotes secularism. ... For other uses, see New Yorker. ...

The His Dark Materials books have been controversial with some Christian groups. Peter Hitchens has argued that Pullman actively pursues an anti-Christian agenda.^[6] In support of this contention, he cites an interview in which Pullman is quoted as saying: "I'm trying to undermine the basis of Christian belief."^[7] In the same interview, Pullman also "acknowledge(s) that a controversy would be likely to boost sales. But I'm not in the business of offending people. I find the books upholding certain values that I think are important. Such as that this life is immensely valuable. And that this world is an extraordinarily beautiful place, and we should do what we can to increase the amount of wisdom in the world'."^[7] Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is... Peter Hitchens Peter Jonathan Hitchens (born 28 October 1951 in Sliema, Malta) is a British journalist, author and broadcaster. ...

Hitchens views the His Dark Materials series as a direct rebuttal of C. S. Lewis's series.^[8] Although Pullman has criticized C. S. Lewis's series The Chronicles of Narnia as religious propaganda, the two series have several things in common. Both feature children facing adult moral choices, talking animals, religious allegories, parallel worlds, and concern the ultimate fate of those worlds. The first published Narnia book, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, begins with a young girl hiding in a wardrobe, as does the first His Dark Materials book, Northern Lights (published as The Golden Compass in North America). Clive Staples Jack Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an Irish author and scholar. ... Narnia redirects here. ... This article is about the novel. ...

Literary critic Alan Jacobs (of Wheaton College) argues that Pullman's trilogy is a recasting of John Milton's trilogy, only instead of a theist world-view Pullman presupposes a world-view more in line with the philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau.^[9] Wheaton College is the name of two colleges in the United States: Wheaton College, Illinois Wheaton College, Massachusetts External Links Wheaton College (Illinois) Wheaton College (Massachusetts) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For other persons named John Milton, see John Milton (disambiguation). ... Theism is the belief in one or more gods or goddesses. ... Rousseau redirects here. ...

However, Pullman has found support from other Christians, most notably Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury. These groups and individuals contend that Pullman's negative portrayal of the "Church" in His Dark Materials amounts to an attack on dogmatism and the use of religion to oppress, not on Christianity itself. Dr. Williams has gone so far as to propose that His Dark Materials be taught as part of religious education in schools. Moreover, authors of works dedicated to critical appraisals of religious themes in his writing have described Pullman as a friendly and generous debating partner^[10]. For the English boxer, see Rowan Anthony Williams. ... The Archbishop of Canterbury is the spiritual leader and senior clergyman of the Church of England, recognized by convention as the head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... The trilogy (U.K versions), in order of succession from left to right. ... For other senses of this word, see dogma (disambiguation). ... The trilogy (U.K versions), in order of succession from left to right. ... This article is about the teaching of religion. ...

Other Christian writers, such as Kurt Bruner and Jim Ware, while finding his anti-Christian position troubling, "also uncover spiritual themes within the books, which, like shafts of light, break through an otherwise gloomy universe—despite Pullman’s best efforts to keep them out. In the end, the authors argue that Pullman offers an unwitting tribute to the God he intended to discredit."^[11] in their book Shedding Light on His Dark Materials.

Criticism

Pullman himself has recently come under harsh criticism from a number of religious communities. This comes in light of the production of his latest movie, The Golden Compass.^[12] This highly controversial work, based on several of Pullman's previous books, is widely criticized as being targeted at families and younger children. In light of this, there has been a surge of recent allegations that his movies are a method of atheistic indoctrination as well as to encourage children into reading his controversial series of books.^[13] DO NOT DELETE THIS! There are criticism pages on various other biographical articles of living persons, so why not for this one? Do not delete without reason. These articles are not biased, as you will find if you look at them and neither is the section. If you feel it is, edit it then, but leave a criticism section in please.

Screen adaptations

• A film adaptation of The Butterfly Tattoo^[14] finished principal photography on 30 September 2007. Postproduction is currently underway in Manchester and Amsterdam. The Butterfly Tattoo is a Philip Pullman supported project to allow young artists a chance to get film industry experience. The film is produced by the Dutch production company Dynamic Entertainment.
• A co-produced BBC and WGBH Boston television adaptation of The Ruby in the Smoke, starring Billie Piper and Julie Walters, was screened in the UK on BBC One on 27 December 2006 and premiered on PBS Masterpiece Theatre in America on 4 February 2007. The BBC and WGBH have plans to adapt the other three Sally Lockhart novels, The Shadow in the North, The Tiger in the Well, and The Tin Princess, for television.
• A film adaptation, titled The Golden Compass, is to be released in December 2007 by New Line Cinema, starring Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig and Dakota Blue Richards.
• A mini-series adaptation of I Was a Rat was produced by the BBC and aired in three one-hour installments in 2001.

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Bibliography

Non-series books

• 1972 The Haunted Storm
• 1976 Galatea
• 1982 Count Karlstein
• 1987 How to be Cool
• 1989 Spring-Heeled Jack
• 1990 The Broken Bridge
• 1992 The White Mercedes
• 1993 The Wonderful Story of Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp
• 1995 Clockwork, or, All Wound Up
• 1995 The Firework-Maker's Daughter
• 1998 Mossycoat
• 1998 The Butterfly Tattoo (re-issue of The White Mercedes)
• 1999 I was a Rat! or The Scarlet Slippers
• 2000 Puss in Boots: The Adventures of That Most Enterprising Feline
• 2004 The Scarecrow and his Servant

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The New-Cut Gang

• 1994 Thunderbolt's Waxwork
• 1995 The Gasfitter's Ball

Sally Lockhart

• 1985 The Ruby in the Smoke
• 1986 The Shadow in the North (first published as The Shadow in the Plate)
• 1991 The Tiger in the Well
• 1994 The Tin Princess

The Ruby in the Smoke (1985) is a book by the English author Philip Pullman, that was adapted for television in 2006. ... The Shadow in the North (1986) is a book by the English author Philip Pullman. ... The Tiger in the Well (1990) is a book by the English author Philip Pullman. ... The Tin Princess (1994) is a book by the English author Philip Pullman. ...

His Dark Materials

• 1995 Northern Lights, retitled The Golden Compass in the US
• 1997 The Subtle Knife
• 2000 The Amber Spyglass

The trilogy (U.K versions), in order of succession from left to right. ... The Golden Compass redirects here. ... For the weapon mentioned in this book, see Æsahættr. ... The Amber Spyglass is the third and final novel in the His Dark Materials series, written by British novelist Philip Pullman, and published in 2000. ...

Companion Books

• 2003 Lyra's Oxford
• 2008 Once Upon a Time in the North (not yet published)
• 2009 (According to Pullman himself, Although this could change) The Book of Dust (not yet published)

Lyras Oxford by Philip Pullman is a short book telling an adventure of His Dark Materials leading heroine, Lyra Silvertongue set shortly after the end of the trilogy. ... Once Upon a Time in the North is a forthcoming fantasy short story by Phillip Pullman. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Plays

• 1990 Frankenstein
• 1992 Sherlock Holmes and the Limehouse Horror

Non-fiction

• 1978 Ancient Civilisations
• 1978 Using the Oxford Junior Dictionary

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References

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Further reading

• Lenz, Millicent (2005). His Dark Materials Illuminated: Critical Essays on Phillip Pullman's Trilogy. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3207-2. 
• Wheat, Leonard F. Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials - A Multiple Allegory: Attacking Religious Superstition in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Paradise Lost.

External links

• Philip Pullman Resources
• Philip-Pullman.com Official site
• Philip Pullman at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

• Article: Pullman criticizes modern fiction The Guardian, August 12, 2002, "Fiction becoming trivial and worthless, says top author".
• Essay: Pullman criticizes a proposed "religious hatred" law The Guardian, November 19, 2005, "Identity Crisis".
• "The dark side of Narnia": Essay by Pullman.
• Pullman on religion (video)
• "For the Love of Narnia": Essay in response to Pullman.
• Article: Pullman's life, letters, and perspectives The New Yorker, December 26, 2005, "Far From Narnia".
• Inside His Dark Materials Free online programmes about His Dark Materials
• Movie Website "The Golden Compass"