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	Childish things - The Boston Globe
		Pullman and Rowling write about other worlds, worlds hidden in the interstices or shadows of the ordinary one we know, but worlds to which most adults, in the real world anyway, have no access.
		In Pullman's work, as in Pullman's reading of Milton, the Church represents the force of evil in the universe, insisting as it does on separating children from their daemons (whom the Church regards as materializations of original sin) to make the children tractable to authority.
		Pullman concurs with Robert Frost's summary of Milton: "Earth's the right place for love:/I don't know where it's likely to go better." Earth, unlike heaven, can be a place of childish things, a place where you can write for children, and where such writing will make a difference.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/ideas/articles/2004/06/13/childish_things (1609 words)

	His Dark Materials \| Philip Pullman \| BridgeToTheStars.Net
		Philip Pullman was born on October 19th, 1946.
		Pullman studied for a time at Exeter College, in Oxford (he has said that Exeter has been his primary model for Jordan College in the books).
		Pullman is currently working on a companion volume to the 'His Dark Materials' trilogy (which gets its name from John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'), called The Book of Dust.
	www.bridgetothestars.net /index.php?p=pullmanbio (278 words)

	Philip Pullman News
		Philip Pullman, author of the His Dark Materials trilogy, has posted on his official website that Sam Elliot has been cast as Lee Scoresby in The Golden Compass, which arrives in theatres on December 7, 2007:...
		Philip Pullman, author of the bestselling His Dark Materials trilogy, had an opportunity to visit the set in England where the first book in the series, The Golden Compass, is being turned into a big-budget...
		Philip Pullman, author of the His Dark Materials trilogy of fantasy novels, said on his official Web site that Sam Elliott has been cast in The Golden Compass, the upcoming film version of the first book.
	www.topix.net /who/philip-pullman (719 words)

	Philip Pullman: His Dark Materials
		Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' trilogy - 'The Golden Compass' (called 'Northern Lights' in the UK), 'The Subtle Knife' and 'The Amber Spyglass' attack the Church and the Bible's picture of God.
		Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' trilogy ('The Golden Compass' / Northern Lights', 'The Subtle Knife' and 'The Amber Spyglass') is a series of best-selling stories for teenagers / young adults.
		In 'His Dark Materials', Philip Pullman misrepresents God and the church, and substitutes a pantheistic worldview for which there is no evidence, and a secular vision that does not work.
	www.facingthechallenge.org /pullman.htm (821 words)

	The New Yorker: PRINTABLES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Pullman is a rangy, spirited man in his fifties with a bristling fringe of gray hair; at times, he resembles an intelligent and amused stork.
		Pullman and his wife moved outside town a few years ago, when the admirers who kept turning up at their door, asking for autographs and taking photos, became a nuisance.
		Pullman tipped the bacon into some split-pea soup that he had made earlier, and we sat down for lunch at a big wooden farm table, with Jude, a dark-haired woman with a deadpan sense of humor.
	www.newyorker.com /printables/fact/051226fa_fact (5043 words)

	His Dark Materials \| BridgeToTheStars.Net (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Philip Pullman will tonight be joining other luminaries such as musician Billy Bragg and human rights lawyer Imran Khan for Oxford Brookes University's annual Chancellor's Lecture, reports The Oxford Times.
		Philip Pullman featured it in his October newsletter, saying "It will sit on the shelf next to my favourite dictionary, which is Chambers', and I look forward to seeing it gradually fall apart as I consult it again and again.
		Pullman is a patron of the Unicorn Theatre and helped with its inception & construction; whilst he has previously appeared at the Gothenburg book festival in Sweden.
	www.bridgetothestars.net.cob-web.org:8888 (2416 words)

	CNN.com - Books - Philip Pullman weaves spell with 'His Dark Materials' - November 10, 2000
		Pullman began the trilogy with an outline of the whole story already mapped out in his head.
		Pullman uses themes of good versus evil, betrayal and morality from the story of Adam and Eve to explore the young travelers' loss of innocence and their struggle toward self-awareness and knowledge.
		Pullman has stressed in the past that he is, foremost, a storyteller.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/books/news/11/10/philip.pullman (1332 words)

	Catholic Culture : Document Library : Philip Pullman's Dark Materials
		In the world of Pullman, God Himself (the Authority) is a merciless tyrant, His Church is an instrument of oppression, and true heroism consists of overthrowing both.
		The plot of Pullman's trilogy opens with the girl-child Lyra and her "daemon," a small furry creature who is like part of her own living soul.
		Pullman's treatment of the Catholic Church in his fantasy-Oxford world is at times imaginative (he names one of Mary Malone, a physicist introduced late in The Subtle Knife, says, "I used to be a nun you see.
	www.catholicculture.org /docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=4004 (2077 words)

	Kids at Random House - Philip Pullman
		Philip Pullman is one of the best-known children's authors living today.
		Philip's grandfather passed away before Philip had his first book published, but he still measures what he writes against his judgement.
		In autumn 2002 Philip was awarded the Eleanor Farjeon prize in recognition for his enormous contribution to the world of children's books, and he announced a partial withdrawal from public life in order to write.
	www.randomhouse.co.uk /childrens/philippullman/home.htm (705 words)

	Golden Compass by Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials fantasy books
		Pullman covers a lot of territory effectively and introduces a host of interesting side characters, especially the strong-willed gyptians and the somber polar bear Iorek Byrnison.
		Pullman brings his readers to believe in daemons as an integral part of his characters’ lives, to the point that we are actually shocked when we learn that the villains have been separating children from their daemons.
		The daemons are also central to Pullman’s metaphorical points, allowing him to grapple with issues regarding the soul and religion in a way that can fascinate sophisticated readers without distracting his younger readers.
	members.aol.com /misuly/pullman.htm (1491 words)

	Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials
		Based on Romantic poet William Blake's interpretations of Milton, Pullman casts God as the oppressor, churches and clergy are the enemies of human free will, and the Fall itself (or rather, a second Fall involving Lyra as Eve) is presented as a chance for redemption.
		Pullman's avowed atheism unfortunately gets in the way of this new mythology, because he is using Christianity as a basis for his tale, but in dispensing with Christianity he offers nothing as a replacement.
		In one breath Pullman exalts freedom of choice, science, and material pragmatism, while at the same time attempting to convince the reader that two who are so deeply in love would be so non-pragmatic, so idealistic and full of love for humanity, that they would put others before themselves.
	www.greenmanreview.com /book/book_pullman_darkmaterialsomni.html (1271 words)

	Dark Adamant - Uncommon Philip Pullman miscellany
		The Alethiometer poster was ganked from publicity talk Philip Pullman did at the Guildhall, Winchester, on November 9th 2000.
		Philip Pullman doesn't like talking about his first-ever book; he has refused to name or discuss it in interviews - despite it joint-winning the New English Library's Young Writers' Award for first novel.
		Philip Pullman, joint winner of the New English Library's Young Writers' Award, was born in Norwich in 1946.
	darkadamant.betterversion.org (1818 words)

	Philip Pullman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pullman was born in Norwich to RAF pilot Alfred Outram and Audrey Evelyn Merrifield.
		Pullman is a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association and an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society.
		Pullman has criticised in particular Lewis's use of a fictional cure for cancer in one of the Narnia books, which Pullman claimed would raise false hopes in children who were themselves, or who had friends or family members who were, seriously ill
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Philip_Pullman (1153 words)

	His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
		Arguably the book is overfull with characters of different types, with Pullman not lingering enough on some but rather breathlessly employing one after the other as it suits him (and not necessarily the story).
		Pullman concludes the work in a nice way -- difficult choices must be made, but it is clear that there are no real alternatives -- but much leading up to that point isn't nearly as neatly done.
		English author Philip Pullman was born in 1946.
	www.complete-review.com /reviews/pullmanp/hisdarkm.htm (1507 words)

	Author Profile: Philip Pullman
		Philip Pullman was born in Norwich on 19th October 1946.
		Philip still lives in Oxford, and he writes in a shed at the bottom of his garden.
		A master of many genres, Philip Pullman is at the forefront of young adult fiction.
	www.teenreads.com /authors/au-pullman-philip.asp (1771 words)

	Kidsreads.com - Philip Pullman
		A graduate of Oxford University with a degree in English, Philip Pullman spent part of his youth living in Australia, where he loved listening to serials on the radio and reading SUPERMAN and BATMAN comic books.
		Pullman has been telling stories since he discovered them as a child and is the author of many acclaimed novels, plays, and picture books for readers of all ages.
		A master of many genres, Philip Pullman is at the forefront of fiction.
	www.kidsreads.com /authors/au-pullman-philip.asp (3459 words)

	BBC - North West Wales Arts - Philip Pullman
		Philip Pullman writes in a shed at the bottom of his garden.
		Philip Pullman is a successful author of both children's and adult books.
		Philip Pullman spent a great deal of his childhood living abroad as his father, and later his stepfather, both served in the RAF.
	www.bbc.co.uk /wales/northwest/halloffame/arts/philippullman.shtml (1740 words)

	BBC - Oxford Features - Philip Pullman book signing
		Philip Pullman is not only Oxford's finest contemporary author but he is also one of the country's finest writers enjoying international acclaim for his books.
		In 2002 Pullman's trilogy sold 748,099 copies beaten only by sales of The Lord of The Rings which was written by Oxford author JRR Tolkien.
		It was originally meant to be a short story which developed the local Oxford connections in his books but it rapidly developed into a wonderful story which incorporating maps and illustrations by the master illustrator and engraver John Lawrence.
	www.bbc.co.uk /oxford/features/2003/11/philip_pullman.shtml (263 words)

	Philip Pullman
		Philip Pullman CBE (born October 19, 1946), is a British writer, educated at Exeter College, Oxford, who is the best-selling author of the His Dark Materials trilogy of fantasy novels and a number of other books, purportedly for children, but attracting increasing attention by adult readers.
		Pullman was awarded a CBE in the New Year's Honours list in 2004.
		These groups and individuals point out that Pullman's attacks are focused on the constraints of dogmatism and the use of religion to oppress, not Christianity itself.
	www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Philip_Pullman.php (684 words)

	Amazon.fr : Lyra's Oxford: Livres en anglais: Philip Pullman,John Lawrence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Pullman, in his introduction, suggests that the peripheral items within "might be connected with the story, or they might not; they might be connected to stories that haven’t appeared yet.
		In his preface, Pullman indicates that these "-other things might be connected with the story, or they might not; they might be connected to stories that haven't appeared yet.
		A tous les amateurs de Pullman ainsi que pour ceux qui souhaite lire rapidement une petite histoire ou qui débute en anglais, c'est un bon choix.
	www.amazon.fr /Lyras-Oxford-Philip-Pullman/dp/0375828192 (749 words)

	The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials fantasy books
		Like J.K. Rowling, Philip Pullman has written a young adult fantasy series that should be remembered alongside classics like the Oz and Narnia series.
		Pullman has not received quite the attention that Rowling has, but I'm not sure that his isn't the better of the two series.
		As Pullman shuttles us between Mary Malone's visit to a strange planet of intelligent wheeled aliens, and Lyra's and Will's journey into the dismal world of the dead, accompanied by tiny Gallivespian spies riding colorful giant dragonflies, we can only marvel at his inventiveness.
	members.aol.com /siure/pullman3.htm (1195 words)

	Scholastic Children's Books: Philip Pullman
		"Philip Pullman's accomplishment in this great work is to have wholly reconceptualised the nature and purpose of fantasy.
		"Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy is one of the great imaginative works in the English language.
		"Pullman is a brilliant writer." "...Philip Pullman, capable of lighting up the dullest day or greyest spirit with the incandescence of his imagination."
	www.scholastic.co.uk /zone/book_philip-pullman-reviews.htm (630 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Northern Lights: Books: Philip Pullman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		The college, famed for its leadership in experimental theology, is funding Lord Asriel's research into the heretical possibility of the existence of worlds unlike Lyra's own, where everyone is born with a familiar animal companion, magic of a kind works, the Tartars are threatening to overrun Muscovy, and the Pope is a puritanical Protestant.
		Set in an England familiar and strange, Philip Pullman's lively, taut story is a must-read and re-read for fantasy lovers of all ages.
		Pullman's alternate world has other differences, too, for example the fact that it has different kinds of magic, and that witches and armored bears coexist with human beings.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Northern-Lights-Philip-Pullman/dp/0590660543 (1857 words)

	Philip Pullman: Northern Lights - an infinity plus review
		Another of Pullman's very effective conceits is his shamanistic one of 'daemons': every human being in Lyra's world possesses an animal familiar that is in essence an externalized soul, an inseparable part of the self, which assumes a definitive shape only after adolescence.
		She flees her mother's clutches, lives among gypsies of the rivers and fens, participates in a reckless rescue mission to Lapland, befriends an exiled warrior from the kingdom of the polar bears on Spitzbergen, experiences an Auschwitzian medical establishment from the inside, and designs and participates in an ingenious palace coup.
		Pullman's inventive storytelling genius, which is expressed in rich, erudite, finely cadenced language, is enough to make this novel extraordinary; but its metaphysics carries it still further.
	www.iplus.zetnet.co.uk /nonfiction/northern.htm (795 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Pullman attacks Narnia film plans
		Philip Pullman is encouraging and refreshing in his honesty and willingness to tackle real issues in His Dark Materials.
		Philip Pullman's comments are probably not relevant when most people are going to see the film for it's entertaining and delightful story and not Christian subtext.
		Philip Pullman and others are falling into the trap that so often catches the unaware.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/entertainment/4347226.stm (2129 words)

	Powells.com Interviews - Philip Pullman (2000)
		I spoke to Philip Pullman—I, alone in the Internet Annex at seven o'clock in the morning, he at a hotel in Stockholm in the middle of his afternoon.
		Pullman: Just as Lyra is growing up, accumulating new experiences and seeing the world in a wider and more complex way, so the reader is doing that as well.
		Pullman: I'm glad that happened, and I'm grateful to you for saying that because it was very important that that should happen.
	www.powells.com /authors/pullman.html (2871 words)

	Philip Pullman: Northern Lights
		Harry Potter may have started the current revival in the children's books market, but it is Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy (of which this is, of course, the first) which has picked up most of the critical acclaim.
		Though this may be in part something Pullman is able to do because he is writing for an older readership, this particular contrast is valid for the later Harry Potter books as well, which are not aimed at such young people.
		Pullman's writing is made to seem far deeper and have more to offer on repeated reading by this method.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Academy/6422/rev1262.html (694 words)

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