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Rupert Kingfisher

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Rupert Kingfisher’s first book, Madame Pamplemousse and Her Incredible Edibles, was highly acclaimed. His favourite authors as a child were Roald Dahl, Susan Cooper and Ursula le Guin. He also loved American horror comics and French cartoon books such as Asterix and Tintin. It was on a family holiday to Paris that he visited a bookshop dedicated to books such as Tintin – and also ate anchovies for the first time, on a pizza from a street vendor. He says that both experiences were equally life-changing.

Rupert studied Philosophy at Bristol University and Play Writing at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Rupert has had plays performed in Dublin, Edinburgh, London and on BBC Radio 4. He grew up in Oxfordshire and now lives in Brentford, M...more

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Average rating: 3.77 · 156 ratings · 49 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Madame Pamplemousse and Her Incredible Edibles by Rupert Kingfisher, Sue Hellard (Illustrations) 3.73 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Madame Pamplemousse And The Time Travelling Cafe by Rupert Kingfisher, Susan Hellard (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Madame Pamplemousse and the Enchanted Sweet Shop 3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Madame Pamplemousse And The Time Travelling Cafe 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating: