Chris Petit
Chris Petit | |
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Born | Malvern, Worcestershire, England | June 17, 1949
Occupation(s) | Novelist Film director |
Years active | 1980–present |
Chris Petit (born 17 June 1949) is an English novelist and filmmaker. During the 1970s he was Film Editor for
Fiction
Robinson
Robinson (1993) is a novel about a man initially working in London's
Initial reviews were muted: reviewing it in 1993 Lezard felt it would work better as a film than a novel.[7] Publishers Weekly called it "mostly a mood piece" and "nothing more than atmospherics".[8] More recently its reputation has improved: The Quietus called it a "classic".[9]
The Psalm Killer
The Psalm Killer (1997) is a crime thriller set in the
The Human Pool
The Human Pool (2002) is a thriller, about neo-nazis in contemporary
Bibliography
- 1993 Robinson (Granta Books)
- 1997 The Psalm Killer
- 1999 Back from the Dead
- 2001 The Hard Shoulder
- 2002 The Human Pool
- 2006 The Passenger
- 2016 The Butchers of Berlin
- 2019 Mister Wolf
- 2022 Ghost Country
Filmography
- Radio On (1979)
- An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982)
- Flight to Berlin (1983)
- Chinese Boxes (1984)
- A Caribbean Mystery (TV) (1989)
- The Cardinal and the Corpse (with Iain Sinclair) (1992)
- The Falconer (with Iain Sinclair) (1997)
- Radio On Remix (1998)
- Negative Space (1999)
- Asylum (with Iain Sinclair) (2000)
- The Carfax Agreement: The Annotated Dracula
- London Orbital (with Iain Sinclair) (2002)
- Unrequited Love (2006)
- Content (2010)
References
- Ide, Wendy (5 March 2010). "Chris Petit: how to become a cult director". The Times. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1982 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ISBN 9781842438701.
- ^ Nicholas, Lezard (1 September 2001). "Good Bad Dream". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ISBN 9781842439470.
- ^ Stevens, Andrew (14 July 2010). "The Future of Landscape: Patrick Keiller". 3am Magazine. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ISBN 9780141962771.
- ^ Lezard, Nicholas (6 June 1993). "Book Review: Robinson". The Independent (UK). Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ "Fiction Book Review: Robinson". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ Sande, Kiran (11 April 2013). "Coastal Reflections: An Interview With Chris Petit". The Quietus. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ "Fiction Review: The Psalm Killer". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ "The Psalm Killer". Kirkus Reviews. 1 March 1997. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ "Booklist Review: The Psalm Killer". Booklist Online. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ Aspden, Rachel (31 August 2002). "The connection game". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 June 2015.