Robert Rankinauthor profile |
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| born | July 27, 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| gender | male | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| place of birth | Parsons Green, London, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| website | http://www.sproutlore.com/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| genre | Science Fiction & Fantasy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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about this author
"When Robert Rankin embarked upon his writing career in the late 1970s, his ambition was to create an entirely new literary genre, which he named Far-Fetched Fiction. He reasoned that by doing this he could avoid competing with any other living author in any known genre and would be given his own special section in WH Smith." (from Web Site Story) Robert Rankin describes himself as a teller of tall tales, a fitting description, assuming that he isn't lying about it. From his early beginnings as a baby in 1949, Robert Rankin has grown into a tall man of some stature. Somewhere along the way he experimented in the writing of books, and found that he could do it rather well. Not being one to light his hide under a bushel, Mister ...more |
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books by Robert Rankincombine editionsavg rating: 3.81 | 1274 ratings | 48 distinct works
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quotes by Robert Rankin
"It was joy, joy, happy joy.
Happy, happy joy.
A big fat smiley sun rose above the rooftops and beamed down its blessings onto the borough known as Brentford.
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— Robert Rankin (Web Site Story)
Happy, happy joy.
A big fat smiley sun rose above the rooftops and beamed down its blessings onto the borough known as Brentford.
"
— Robert Rankin (Web Site Story)












