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Michel Faber

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born
in The Hague, Netherlands
April 13, 1960

gender
male

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Michel Faber (born 13 April 1960) is a Dutch writer of fiction. He writes in English.

Faber was born in The Hague, The Netherlands. He and his parents emigrated to Australia in 1967. He attended primary and secondary school in the Melbourne suburbs of Boronia and Bayswater, then attended the University Of Melbourne, studying Dutch, Philosophy, Rhetoric, English Language (a course involving translation and criticism of Anglo-Saxon and Middle English texts) and English Literature. He graduated in 1980. He worked as a cleaner and at various other casual jobs, before training as a nurse at Marrickville and Western Suburbs hospitals in Sydney. He nursed until the mid-1990s. In 1993 he, his second wife and family emigrated to Scotland, where they...more


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Average rating: 3.82 · 63,360 ratings · 4,270 reviews · 14 distinct works · Similar authors
The Crimson Petal and the W...
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Under the Skin
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The Apple: New Crimson Peta...
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The Courage Consort
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 506 ratings — published 2002 — 16 editions
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The Fahrenheit Twins
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The Hundred and Ninety-Nine...
3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 361 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions
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The Fire Gospel (Canongate ...
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Some Rain Must Fall: And Ot...
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 259 ratings — published 1998 — 12 editions
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Vanilla Bright like Eminem
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“A single day spent doing things which fail to nourish the soul is a day stolen, mutilated, and discarded in the gutter of destiny.”
― Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White
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“Participating in Society in not a thing one can do naturally; one has to rehearse for it.”
― Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White
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“I am a fallen woman, but I assure you: I did not fall. I was pushed.”
― Michel Faber
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