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Born in Lancashire and brought up
in Hong Kong
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Has a degree in Natural Sciences
from the University of London
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Before becoming a full time writer
he was an English school teacher and later a Don at St Peter's College,
Oxford
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Has written poetry and several
novels for children
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The industry of souls was short
listed for the 1998 Booker Prize
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Died February 2004
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