The Blue Gate of Babylon
Encyclopedia
The Blue Gate of Babylon is the third comic novel by British writer Paul Pickering
, published by Chatto & Windus and Penguin Books
in the United Kingdom and Random House
in the United States
, was long-listed for the Booker Prize
, became a New York Times
notable book of the year and saw Pickering
included in the Top Ten Young British Novelists. The novel received favourable reviews on both sides of the Atlantic.
Paul Pickering
- Early Life :Pickering was born in Rotherham, Yorkshire, the son of Arthur Samuel Pickering and Lorna . He was educated at the Royal Masonic School for Boys in Bushey, Hertfordshire, and at the University of Leicester.- Career :...
, published by Chatto & Windus and Penguin Books
Penguin Books
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in the United Kingdom and Random House
Random House
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in the United States
United States
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, was long-listed for the Booker Prize
Man Booker Prize
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland, or Zimbabwe. The winner of the Man Booker Prize is generally assured of international renown and...
, became a New York Times
The New York Times
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notable book of the year and saw Pickering
Paul Pickering
- Early Life :Pickering was born in Rotherham, Yorkshire, the son of Arthur Samuel Pickering and Lorna . He was educated at the Royal Masonic School for Boys in Bushey, Hertfordshire, and at the University of Leicester.- Career :...
included in the Top Ten Young British Novelists. The novel received favourable reviews on both sides of the Atlantic.
External links
- Debrett's People of Today 21 August 2005
- Collected reviews
- Paul Pickering at Simon & Schuster USA.
- Paul Pickering at Simon & Schuster UK.
- Paul Pickering's website