Quick Facts About Philip Pullman
- Born
- October 19, 1946
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Children's Writer
- Notable works
- Northern Lights
- Known for
- The Book of Dust, His Dark Materials, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
About Philip Pullman
The first book, Northern Lights (1995), earned the Carnegie Medal and later the nickname “Carnegie of Carnegies”. The third book, The Amber Spyglass (2000), won the Whitbread Award. In 2017 he began a companion series called The Book of Dust, whose final novel The Rose Field appeared in October 2025.
Awards & Honors
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Nestlé Children's Book Prize
Knight Bachelor
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
Carnegie Medal
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Eleanor Farjeon Award
honorary doctorate
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
![“The crucifixion saved him [Jesus]. He never had to deal with the fact that the kingdom of God wasn't ever going to come. His disciples, of course, had to deal with it, and little by little they had to realize that it's a metaphorical thing. Well, that's not what Jesus meant. I'm fairly sure he…” quote by Philip Pullman](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/fbb/philip-pullman-525_courses_the-crucifixion-saved-him-jesus-he-never_2794797.jpg)
