Cris Freddi

Cris Freddi (born 1955) is a British author.^[1]

Freddi was born in Reading, England. He was educated at Reading School and then Oxford University, where he was lead singer in the Les Milkins Band. Since then, he has written books on sport, short stories and novels.^[2][3] He has also written articles for the football magazine When Saturday Comes.^[4] He is a former winner of BBC Wildlife magazine's nature writing prize.

Chris Freddi's 2005 novel Pelican Blood draws on his experiences in the as a twitcher, fanatical birdwatchers who will travel anywhere to see a new bird for their lists, with each new bird known as a 'tick'. Revolving around the sometimes futile lives of three twitchers, with a "foul-mouthed but lyrical"^[5] and cinematographic style, it has been dubbed the Trainspotting of birdwatching.^{[citation needed]} The production company Ecosse Films filmed Pelican Blood in Nottingham and it was released in 2010.^[6][7]

Freddi lives in London with his wife the editor and actress Francine Brody and son Jenner.

Books

• Pork, Knopf, 1981. ISBN 0-394-51889-6. (Short stories.)
• Pork and Others, E. P. Dutton, 1983. ISBN 0-525-48064-1. (Short stories.)
• The Elder, Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. ISBN 0-394-53914-1. (Novel.)
• The England Football Fact Book, Gullane Children's Books, 1991. ISBN 0-85112-991-9.
• The Guinness Book of Sporting Blunders, Guinness World Records, 1994. ISBN 0-85112-770-3.
• The Guinness Book of Cricket Blunders, Guinness World Records, 1996. ISBN 0-85112-624-3.
• The Guinness Book of Football Blunders, Guinness World Records, 1996. ISBN 0-85112-625-1.
• World Cup Gem: World Cup Facts, HarperCollinsWillow, 1998. ISBN 0-00-218854-6.
• The Ultimate Cricket Fact and Quiz Book, Bookmart, 1999. ISBN 1-900032-03-1. (With Peter Wynne-Thomas, Scyld Berry and Jim Hutchings, illustrator.)
• Footballers' Haircuts: The Illustrated History, Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated, 2003. ISBN 0-297-83090-2.
• Pelican Blood, Fourth Estate, 2005. ISBN 0-00-718518-9. (Novel.)
• Complete Book of the World Cup, HarperSport, 2006. ISBN 0-00-722916-X.

References

1. ^ Cris Freddi Bibliography, Fantastic Fiction, UK.
2. ^ Cris Freddi: Author of Pork, LibraryThing.
3. ^ Books › "Cris Freddi", Amazon.co.uk.
4. ^ Cris Freddi: Articles, When Saturday Comes, UK.
5. ^ Freddi, Cris, Pelican Blood, Fourth Estate, 2005. ISBN 0-00-718518-9. Cover.
6. ^ Film:Pelican Blood, Ecosse Films, UK.
7. ^ Pelican Blood (2009), IMDB.

External links

• Cris Freddi website

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