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Adam Thorpe was born in Paris in 1956. His first novel, Ulverton, was published in 1992, and he has written eight others - most recently The Standing Pool - two collections of stories and five books of poetry. He lives in France with his wife and family.
Adam Thorpe's novel is richly enjoyable on many levels...no prior knowledge of the Robin Hood legend is necessary to appreciate the lustrous prose, the humanity and the exuberant inventiveness of this strange and lovely book -- Jane Shilling * Daily Telegraph * Extraordinary narrative...gripping and unrelenting in its remarkable portrayal of the underside of medieval society...no-one who reads this will think of Robin Hood and his merry men in quite the same way again -- Allan Massie * The Scotsman * A fascinating and complex novel - as remarkable in its way as Ulverton -- Henry Power * Times Literary Supplement * A testament to Thorpe's talent as a storyteller... Medieval England, in all its brutality, is brought vividly to life by Thorpe's insight and impressive scholarship -- Francesca Segal * Observer * A tour de force around an elusive thirteenth-century figure who may, or may not, have been the original fantasy Robin Hood we think we know and love. Let's hope this year's Booker lot are up to estimating this wonderfully subtle and layered book at its true worth -- Gillian Tindall * Literary Review *
