LC control no. | n 96118027 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Bell, Chris, 1960- |
Associated country | Great Britain |
Located | Auckland (N.Z.) |
Birth date | 1960 |
Place of birth | Holyhead (Wales) |
Profession or occupation | Authors |
Special note | Data prepared by the British Library |
Found in | Bumper book of lies, 1996: title page (Chris Bell) Russell Hoban 80, 2005: page 4 (Editor: Chris Bell) Wikepedia entry for Chris Bell (Author), viewed August 10, 2016 (Chris Bell was born Holyhead, North Wales in 1960. After working in the UK and Germany variously as a writer for and editor of a music magazine, musician, record company runner and song lyricist, in 1996 Bell published The Bumper Book of Lies, a collection of short stories, (...) Bell's first novel Liquidambar (2003), a surreal take on film noir and 1940s pulp thrillers inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper, won the 2004 UKA Press international Search for a Great Read competition. In 2005 Bell edited the 'celebratory booklet' published to coincide with the Russell Hoban Some-Poasyum, an international convention celebrating the novelist's 80th birthday. The booklet included contributions from a number of Hoban enthusiasts and collaborators including Glenda Jackson, Andrew Davies and Sir Harrison Birtwistle. Bell now lives and works in Auckland, New Zealand.) |
Associated language | eng |