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Philip Pullman
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Philip Pullman

Creator · born October 19, 1946

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Sir Philip Nicholas Outram Pullman is an English writer. He is best known for the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials. The first volume, Northern Lights (1995), won the Carnegie Medal and later the "Carnegie of Carnegies".

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  1. ~49Received the Carnegie Medal1995
  2. ~49Notable work: His Dark Materials1995
  3. ~59Received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award2005
  4. 61Named honorary doctorateJune 14, 2008
  5. ~73Named Knight Bachelor2019

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1966 · United States

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1945 · United States

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1957 · India

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