Biography
As a child, Philip Pulman traveled a lot. It had a positive effect on the imagination, thanks to which he created works that had conquered the hearts of readers around the world.Childhood and youth
Philip Pulman was born on October 19, 1946 in Noridge, England. Father served in the Royal Air Force, so the family had to move a lot. When he turned 7 years old, Dad died. Later, the mother married again and transported the Son to Australia. Here Pulman discovered comics about Batman and Superman.
Soon Philip returned to England. He entered the Exeter College at the University of Oxford, where he received a bachelor's degree of English philosophy.
Books
The creative path of Pulman began during work at school, where he settled after the completion of studies. In 1972, the author published The Haunted Storm, with which was nominated for a new English library award. But the guy remained dissatisfied with the first job.Philip continued to create books, focusing on an adult audience. Only 10 years after the literary debut, the bibliography was replenished with a children's story "Count Karlstein". The work was created on the basis of plays composed for school productions. Then he took up the writing of the tetralogy about Sally Lockhart. This is a story about a bold girl living in England the late 19th century. After the death of the father, she took up the mystery of the mystery, which threatens her life.
Publications began to generate income, and the man decided to abandon the work of the teacher to give more time to the writer. He got a part-time job as a teacher of Westminster College at Oxford. During this period, Pulman took on writing the first part of the "Dark Open" series, written in fiction genre.
Northern Lights was first published in 1995. In the US, the work is more known as the "Golden Compass". In the center of the plot, the girl named Lyra Belakva, living in a fictional world, where there is a place of magic, magical creatures and fantastic animals. It turns out to be drawn into a dangerous adventure, the fate of the fantasy universe depends on the outcome of which.
When writing a novel, the author tried to think through the plot to the smallest detail. He came up with extraordinary creatures, which Daimons called. They are a particle of the human soul that is accompanied by a lifetime. On his pages there are armored bears, witches and unusual technologies.
The book was impressed by readers around the world. Proceedings were rewarded by the Carnegie medal and child fiction prize. After that, Philip decided to quit his job and take the next part of the series. During this period, he acted with lectures and reports in which the policies of modern education criticized.
In 2005, the writer was awarded Astrid Lindgren's memory award for merits in children's literature. He is also president of the company of authors, which is considered to be a higher honor in the literary world.
For his creative biography, a man has repeatedly returned to the "dark beginnings", which made him famous. He created 2 more books after the declared completion of the trilogy, and in 2017 published a "excellent dicarka" in quality.
Some pieces of Philip were fused. The most popular film "Golden Compass" with Nicole Kidman, Eve Green and Dakota Blue Richards.
Personal life
Pulman is married, he has two sons - Thomas and James. Nothing is known about other details of personal life.
Pulman is engaged in charity and public activities. In 2008, he began a campaign against the use of age restrictions on children's book covers, and in 2014 supported a ban on marking on the floor. It believes that any marks create obstacles to the comprehensive development of the child.
The author is known as an adherent of atheism. His books were repeatedly criticized for a negative attitude towards religion.
Philip Pulman now
In 2019, the series "Dark beginnings", created based on the author's books. Network available photos from shooting shooting. Now the author is preparing for the release of a new book, which will be called "Secret Commonwealth."Bibliography
Salley Lockhart series
- 1985 - "Ruby in the MGL"
- 1985 - "The shadow of the" Polar Star "
- 1990 - "Tiger in the Well"
- 1994 - "Tin Princess"
Trilogy "Dark Beginning":
- 1995 - "Northern Lights"
- 1997 - "Wonderful knife"
- 2000 - "Amber Telescope"
The continuation of the "dark began":
- 2003 - "Oxford Lyra: Lyra and Birds"
- 2008 - "Once in the north"
The trilogy "Book of Dust" (prequel "Dark began"):
- 2017 - "Beautiful Discark"
- 2019 - "Secret Commonwealth"
Outside the series:
- 1995 - "Clock mechanism, or all of the institution"
- 1995 - "The daughter of the inventor of fireworks"
- 2004 - "Scarecrow and his servant"
- 2010 - "Good Man Jesus and the Birthday of Christ"