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This article is about the British novelist. For the British politician and diplomat, see Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian.
Philip Kerr (born 22 February 1956 in Edinburgh) is a British author[1] of both adult fiction and non-fiction, most notably the Bernie Gunther series of thrillers, and of children's books, particularly the Children of the Lamp series.
Born in Edinburgh, 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.
Kerr has published novels as Philip Kerr and a children's series, Children of the Lamp, under the name P.B. Kerr.
Kerr is married to fellow novelist, Jane Thynne. They live in Wimbledon, London, and have three children: William, Charlie and Naomi.
Contents
Publications
Novels
Bernie Gunther
- "Berlin Noir" "Bernie Gunther" trilogy, republished 1993 by Penguin Books in one volume. ISBN 978-0-14-023170-0.
- March Violets. London: Viking, 1989. ISBN 0-670-82431-3
- The Pale Criminal. London: Viking, 1990. ISBN 0-670-82433-X
- A German Requiem. London: Viking, 1991. ISBN 0-670-83516-1
- Later "Bernie Gunther" novels
- The One From the Other. New York: Putnam, 2006. ISBN 978-0399152993
- A Quiet Flame. London: Quercus, 2008. ISBN 978-1847243560
- If The Dead Rise Not. London: Quercus, 2009. ISBN 978-1847249425
- Field Grey. London: Quercus, 2010. ISBN 978-1849164122
- Prague Fatale.[2] London: Quercus, 2011 ISBN 978-1849164153
Stand alone novels
- A Philosophical Investigation. London: Chatto & Windus, 1992. ISBN 0-7011-4553-6
- Dead Meat.[3] London: Chatto & Windus, 1993. ISBN 0-7011-4703-2
- Gridiron (vt US The Grid). London: Chatto & Windus, 1995. ISBN 0-7011-6248-1
- Esau. London: Chatto & Windus, 1996. ISBN 0-7011-6281-3
- A Five Year Plan. London: Hutchinson, 1997. ISBN 0-09-180165-6
- The Second Angel. London: Orion, 1998. ISBN 0-7528-1443-5
- The Shot. London: Orion, 1999. ISBN 0-7528-1444-3
- Dark Matter: The Private Life of Sir Isaac Newton. New York: Crown, 2002. ISBN 0-609-60981-5
- Hitler's Peace. New York: Marian Wood, 2005. ISBN 0-399-15269-5
Non fiction
- The Penguin Book of Lies. 1991;1996
- The Penguin Book of Fights, Feuds and Heartfelt Hatreds: An Anthology of Antipathy. 1992;1993
Children's fiction (as P.B. Kerr)
Children of the Lamp
- The Akhenaten Adventure. London: Scholastic Press, 2004. ISBN 0-439-96365-6
- The Blue Djinn of Babylon. London: Scholastic Press, 2005. ISBN 0-439-95950-0
- The Cobra King of Kathmandu. London: Scholastic Press, 2006. ISBN 0-439-95958-6
- The Day of the Djinn Warriors. London: Scholastic Press, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4071-0365-5
- The Eye of the Forest. London: Scholastic Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-439-93215-8
- The Five Fakirs of Faizabad. London: Scholastic Press, 2010.
- The Grave Robbers of Genghis Khan. London: Scholastic Press, 2011.
Stand alone fiction
- One Small Step. London: Simon & Schuster, 2008 (paper). ISBN 978-1-847383006
Notes
- ^ Stasio, Marilyn (10 September 2006). "CRIME; In Hitler's Wake". The New York Times: p. 27. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/10/books/review/Crime.t.html. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ This was originally announced under the title The Man With the Iron Heart
- ^ Dead Meat was adapted for British television as Grushko, and a media tie-in edition was later published with that title.
External links
- Official website
- Interview in Shotsmag Ezine 2011
- Book Review of Field Grey in Shotsmag Ezine
- Works by or about Philip Kerr in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Interview with Philip Kerr on Scene of the Crime blog, about Kerr's relationship with Berlin.
Categories:- 1956 births
- Living people
- Scottish science fiction writers
- Scottish crime fiction writers
- Scottish writers
- Techno-thrillers
- "Berlin Noir" "Bernie Gunther" trilogy, republished 1993 by Penguin Books in one volume. ISBN 978-0-14-023170-0.
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