Christopher Fowler





Christopher Fowler

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March 26, 1953 in London, The United Kingdom

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Mervyn Peake, Evelyn Waugh, EM Forster, Virginia Woolf, Charles Dicken...more


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Christopher Fowler is an English novelist living in London, his books contain elements of black comedy, anxiety and social satire. As well as novels, he writes short stories, scripts, press articles and reviews.

He lives in King's Cross, on the Battlebridge Basin, and chooses London as the backdrop of many of his stories because any one of the events in its two thousand year history can provide inspiration

In 1998 he was the recipient of the BFS Best Short Story Of The Year, for 'Wageslaves'. Then, in 2004, 'The Water Room' was nominated for the CWA People's Choice Award, 'Full Dark House' won the BFS August Derleth Novel of The Year Award 2004 and 'American Waitress' won the BFS Best Short Story Of The Year 2004. The novella 'Breathe' won BF...more


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At the World Premiere last night Ridley Scott told us frankly ‘I’m an art director – I’m more interested in the sets than the actors.’ A brave thing to admit before the start of his new film, and yet it showed admirable confidence, because with this prequel to ‘Alien’ we’re in safe hands once [...]

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Average rating: 3.75 · 7,598 ratings · 1,248 reviews · 102 distinct works
Full Dark House (Bryant & M...
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 1,158 ratings — published 1994 — 13 editions
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The Water Room (Bryant & Ma...
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 688 ratings12 editions
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Seventy-Seven Clocks (Bryan...
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 511 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions
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The Victoria Vanishes (Brya...
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 550 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions
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Ten Second Staircase (Bryan...
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 434 ratings — published 2006 — 10 editions
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White Corridor (Bryant & Ma...
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 391 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions
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Bryant and May on the Loose...
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 358 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions
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Bryant & May Off The Rails ...
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 286 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions
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Roofworld
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 162 ratings10 editions
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Spanky
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions
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Full Dark House The Water Room Seventy-Seven Clocks Ten Second Staircase White Corridor The Victoria Vanishes Bryant and May on the Loose
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“I hate the endless admonishments of a nanny state that lives in fear of its lawyers. While colonies of dim-witted traffic wardens swarm about looking for minor parking infringements, nobody seems to notice that our very social fabric is falling apart.”
Christopher Fowler, The Victoria Vanishes

“It was true that the city could still throw shadows filled with mystifying figures from its past, whose grip on the present could be felt on certain strange days, when the streets were dark with rain and harmful ideas.”
Christopher Fowler, Ten Second Staircase

“Clutter, either mental or physical, is the sign of a healthy curiosity.”
Christopher Fowler, The Memory of Blood: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery

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