Nigel Farndale
Nigel Farndale (born 1964) is a British author and journalist, known for his broadsheet interviews and his bestselling novel The Blasphemer.
He has written seven books: four novels, two biographies and a collection of interviews. His latest novel is The Dictator's Muse.
The Blasphemer was shortlisted for the 2010
Whitbread Prize and James Tait Black Memorial Prize
.
As a journalist he has written for various magazines and newspapers including , a paper for which he also writes columns and interviews.
He has won a British Press Award for his interviews and was the joint subject of a programme about interviewing on Radio 4 when he and
Prince Charles, Elton John, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Paul McCartney, George Best, Jimmy Savile and Stephen Hawking
.
Before becoming a writer, Farndale read philosophy for a master’s degree at
Sunday Telegraph
, where he remained for twenty years as a feature writer and columnist.
He is married with three sons and lives on the border between Hampshire and Sussex.
Publications
- The Dictator's Muse. London, 2021. ISBN 0857527177
- The Road Between Us. London, 2013. ISBN 0-385-61913-8
- The Blasphemer. London, 2010. ISBN 0-385-61779-8
- Haw-Haw: The Tragedy of William and Margaret Joyce. London, 2005. ISBN 0-333-98992-9
- Flirtation, Seduction, Betrayal: Interviews with Heroes and Villains. London, 2002. ISBN 1-84119-644-4
- Last Action Hero of the British Empire: Commander John Kerans 1915–1985. London, 2001. ISBN 0-571-20825-8
- A Sympathetic Hanging. London, 2000. ISBN 0-7043-8141-9
- Lives Less Ordinary: Times obituaries of the Eccentric, Unique and Undefinable. (Editor.) London, 2022. ISBN 978-0008537913
References
- ^ Shilling, Jane (31 January 2010). "The Blasphemer by Nigel Farndale". Telegraph. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "Best of British press rewarded", BBC News, 22 March 2000
- Sunday Telegraph, Nigel Farndale, 31 December 2006
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