Sebastian Faulks | |
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Born | Donnington, Berkshire, England | 20 April 1953
Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Novelist |
Known for | The French Trilogy |
Spouse |
Veronica Youlten (m. 1989) |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Edward Faulks, Baron Faulks (brother) Sir Neville Faulks (uncle) |
Website | https://www.sebastianfaulks.com |
Sebastian Charles Faulks (born 20 April 1953) is a British novelist, journalist and broadcaster. He is best known for his historical novels set in France – The Girl at the Lion d'Or, Birdsong and Charlotte Gray.
He has also published novels with a contemporary setting, most recently A Week in December (2009) and Paris Echo, (2018) and a James Bond continuation novel, Devil May Care (2008), as well as a continuation of P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves series, Jeeves and the Wedding Bells (2013). He was a team captain on BBC Radio 4 literary quiz The Write Stuff.