10 Interesting Philip Pullman Facts

Monday, October 13th 2014. | People


Philip Pullman Facts give you the interesting information about the British writer who was born on 19 October 1946. People knew him because of the trilogy of His Dark Materials. He also wrote The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ. This book was the fictionalized biography of Jesus. If you are interested to find out more about Phillip Pullman, get more facts here.

Philip Pullman Facts 1: Northern Lights

His Dark Materials is a trilogy. You can find the first book of this trilogy is entitled as Northern Lights. It made him earned Carnegie Medal from the Library Association in 1995. Because of this achievement, he becomes the A-list English language children book author in the world.

Philip Pullman Facts 2: The Golden Compass

The movie version of the Northern Light is The Golden Compass. This movie was starred by the famous artist Nicole Kidman. Because of this book, Pullman was called the writer with Carnegie of Carnegies on June 21, 2007.

Philip Pullman Facts

Philip Pullman Facts

Philip Pullman Facts 3: place of birth

Are you curious to find out the place of birth of Phillip Pullman? He was born in Norwich, England. His father was Alfred Outram Pullman who worked as Royal Air Force pilot. His mother was Audrey Evelyn Pullman.

Philip Pullman Facts 4: the early life

Most of his time was spent in Llanbedr in Ardudwy, north Wales during his early years. But actually he moved a lot because of the job of his father was a pilot.

Philip Pullman Images

Philip Pullman Images

Philip Pullman Facts 5: the death of his father

Pullman’s father passed away in 1953 after a plane crash. At that time, he was only seven years old.  After the plane crash, his father got DFC or Distinguished Flying Cross.

Philip Pullman Facts 7: moving to Australia

Pullman had to move to Australia because his mother married again. When he was in Australia, Pullman was introduced to many comic books such as Batman and Superman. Find out facts about Australia here.

Philip Pullman Pic

Philip Pullman Pic

Philip Pullman Facts 8: education

Pullman got hid education at Ysgol Ardudwy in Harlech, Gwynedd in 1957. His grandfather was a clergyman with whom he spent more time.

Philip Pullman Signs

Philip Pullman Signs

Philip Pullman Facts 9: John Milton’s Paradise Lost

John Milton’s Paradise Lost means a lot to Pullman. When he discovered this story, it inspired him to create His Dark Materials. Another writer who influenced him a lot was William Blake.

Philip Pullman Facts 10: a Third class BA

Pullman got a third class BA in 1968. Actually he went to Exeter College, Oxford in 1963.

Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman

In 1993 he began writing His Dark Materials. In 1995, the first part of His Dark Materials was published with the title Northern Lights. What do you think on facts about Phillip Pullman?


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