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4 unusual facts about Philip Pullman


Howbery Park

In September 2007 key scenes for the feature-film adaptation of Philip Pullman's The Butterfly Tattoo (film) were shot on site.

Svalbard in fiction

Svalbard is the home of the armored polar bears in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy.

The Amber Spyglass

The Amber Spyglass is the third and final novel in the His Dark Materials series, written by English author Philip Pullman, and published in 2000.

The Subtle Knife

The Subtle Knife, the second book in the His Dark Materials series, is a young-adult fantasy novel written by Philip Pullman and published in 1997.


Alan Gibbons

In December 2010 he organised an 1100 signature Open Letter on library closures signed by many well-known figures in the arts, literature, media and publishing such as Philip Pullman, Kate Mosse, Kathy Lette, Francis Wheen, Joan Bakewell, Lee Child, Sarah Waters, Carol Ann Duffy, Michael Holroyd, Michael Rosen, Jackie Kay, Terry Jones, and many more.

Anders Heinrichsen

In 2008-2009 Heinrichsen worked at Aarhus Theatre, playing Rodrigo Quast in Frank Wedekind's Lulu, Roger Parslow in Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass and Arthur in Franz Kafka's The Castle.

DIPEx Charity

Several well-known figures have supported the charity or contributed video introductions for the websites including Philip Pullman, Clive Anderson, Thom Yorke, Melvyn Bragg, Dawn French and Michael Palin.

Martin Jennings

The National Portrait Gallery has three portraits by Jennings; Edward Heath, Philip Pullman and Lord Bingham.

Stephen Potts

In March 2007 he was commissioned by Dynamic Entertainment DEH, a Dutch independent film production company, to adapt Philip Pullman’s 1992 novel The Butterfly Tattoo (previously published as The White Mercedes) as a feature film, released theatrically and on DVD in 2009.

The Oxford English Centre

Among those who have lived and worked in the local area are the author of Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien, also Iris Murdoch, T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), Philip Pullman, Crime writers PD James and Colin Dexter (author of the Inspector Morse series), the poet Philip Larkin, and more recently novelist and screenwriter Ian McEwan (Atonement).


see also

Subtle

The Subtle Knife, a novel by Philip Pullman and the second book in the trilogy His Dark Materials