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Fact File
| Name:
Terry Pratchett
Current Home:
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Date of Birth:
April 28, 1948
Place of Birth:
Beaconsfield, Bucks, England
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Four honorary degrees in literature from the universities of Portsmouth, Bristol, Bath and Warwick
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A Writer's Rituals
| "The only superstition I have is that I must start a new book on the same day that I finish the last one, even if it’s just a few notes in a file," Pratchett revealed to us in our exclusive interview. "I dread not having work in progress."
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An Early Influence
| Pratchett's Reading Recommendations
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| | The Wind in the Willows
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Kenneth Grahame
In our interview, Pratchett said that this classic tale featuring the adventures of timid Mole, cheerful Rat, reclusive Badger, and boastful Toad "was the first book I read for pleasure rather than as a school chore. It got me reading -- within a week, I was haunting the local library," he fondly recalls.
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| | The Origin of Species (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
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Charles Darwin
Pratchett told us that Darwin's classic work "changed my life when I read it at age 13. It was better than science fiction! It showed me that the world was a far more wonderful and interesting place than I’d suspected." Read our interview to learn more about Pratchett's all-time favorite reads, including:
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