Philip Pullman

Phillip Pullman

Philip Pullman was born in Norwich on 19th October 1946.
After he left school he went to Exeter College, Oxford, to read English. He did a number of odd jobs for a while, and then moved back to Oxford to become a teacher. His first published novel was for adults, but he began writing for children when he was a teacher. Some of his novels were based on plays he wrote for his school pupils, such as The Ruby In The Smoke.

His Dark Materials:

The Golden Compass 1996
The Subtle Knife 1997
The Amber Spyglass 2000