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Michel Faber


Born
in The Hague, Netherlands
April 13, 1960

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Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction


Michel Faber (born 13 April 1960) is a Dutch writer of English-language fiction.

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 still ...more

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Average rating: 3.88 · 278,274 ratings · 23,440 reviews · 75 distinct works • Similar authors
The Crimson Petal and the W...
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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
tags: destiny, lazy, soul
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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
tags: people, society
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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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2016 suggestion category 2. 500 pages or more.

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
 
  9 votes, 52.9%

The Golem and the Djinni by Helene Wecker The Golem and the Djinni by Helene Wecker
 
  5 votes, 29.4%

The House at the End of Hope Street by Menna van Praag The House at the End of Hope Street by Menna van Praag
 
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