Philip Pullman, Master Storyteller: A Guide to the Worlds of His Dark Materials

Philip Pullman is one of the most commercially and critically successful British authors of the past decade.

With a writing career extending back to the early 1970s, Pullman's great achievement has been in the publication of the His Dark Materials trilogy: Northern Lights (1995; US title The Golden Compass), The Subtle Knife (1997), and The Amber Spyglass (2000). With these novels, which have appealed equally to children and to adults, Pullman has carved a space for himself as a writer of moral seriousness, imaginative depth, and storytelling virtuosity.

Claire Squires' book is the first comprehensive and authoritative study of this great writer. The focus is on Pullman's central achievement with His Dark Materials, but it also considers his entire oeuvre. Importantly, the book informs readers about the contexts, sources, and influences behind the trilogy, and examines the controversies and debates that have surrounded the trilogy and its creator, since its publication.

Author: Claire Squires
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 12/01/2006
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.42h x 5.54w x 0.64d
ISBN: 9780826417169

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 01/01/2007 pg. 156

About the Author
Claire Squires is head of Publishing Studies at the University of Stirling, UK. She is the author of Zadie Smith's White Teeth: A Reader's Guide (2002) and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials: A Reader's Guide (2003). She lives in Glasgow.

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