P.B. Kerr





P.B. Kerr

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in Edinburgh Scotland, The United Kingdom
February 22, 1956

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Also writes as Philip Kerr.

Philip Kerr (P.B. Kerr) is a British author of both adult fiction and non-fiction, most notably the Bernie Gunther series, and of children's books, particularly the Children of the Lamp series.

Kerr was educated there and at a grammar school in Northampton. He studied law at the University of Birmingham from 1974–1980, achieving a masters degree. Kerr worked as an advertising copywriter for Saatchi and Saatchi before becoming a full-time writer in 1989. He has written for the Sunday Times, the Evening Standard and the New Statesman.


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“When something needs to be said, you look for a man to say it. But when something needs actually to be done, you look for a woman.”
P.B. Kerr, The Blue Djinn of Babylon

“To grant all a man's wishes is to take away his dreams and ambitions. Life is only worth living if you have something to strive for. To aim at.”
P.B. Kerr, The Five Fakirs of Faizabad

“A wish is a dish that's a lot like a fish: Once it's been eaten it's harder to throw back. - Mr. Rakshasas”
P.B. Kerr

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