Cris Freddi
Encyclopedia
Cris Freddi is a British
author.
Freddi was born in Reading
, England
. He was educated at Reading School
and then Oxford University, where he was lead singer in the Les Milkins Band. Since then, he has written books on sport
, short stories
and novel
s. He has also written articles for the football magazine When Saturday Comes
. He is a former winner of BBC Wildlife
magazine's nature writing prize.
Chris Freddi's 2005 novel Pelican Blood draws on his experiences in the as a twitcher, fanatical birdwatchers who will travel anywhere to see a new bird for their lists, with each new bird known as a 'tick'. Revolving around the sometimes futile lives of three twitchers, with a "foul-mouthed but lyrical" and cinematographic style, it has been dubbed the Trainspotting
of birdwatching. The production company Ecosse Films
filmed Pelican Blood in Nottingham
and it was released in 2010.
Freddi lives in London
with his wife the editor and actress Francine Brody
and son Jenner.
United Kingdom
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author.
Freddi was born in Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He was educated at Reading School
Reading School
Reading School is a state-funded, selective academy school for boys in the English town of Reading. It is notable for tracing its history back to the school of Reading Abbey, making it one of the oldest schools in England. There are no tuition fees for day pupils, and boarders only pay for food and...
and then Oxford University, where he was lead singer in the Les Milkins Band. Since then, he has written books on sport
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
, short stories
Short Stories
Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...
and novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
s. He has also written articles for the football magazine When Saturday Comes
When Saturday Comes
When Saturday Comes is a monthly magazine about football, first published in London in 1986. "It aims to provide a voice for intelligent football supporters, offering both a serious and humorous view of the sport, covering all the topics that fans are likely to talk about, whether serious or...
. He is a former winner of BBC Wildlife
BBC Wildlife
BBC Wildlife is a British glossy, all-colour, monthly magazine about wildlife, founded by BBC Worldwide and published through the BBC Magazines Bristol division, also trading as Bristol Magazines Ltd....
magazine's nature writing prize.
Chris Freddi's 2005 novel Pelican Blood draws on his experiences in the as a twitcher, fanatical birdwatchers who will travel anywhere to see a new bird for their lists, with each new bird known as a 'tick'. Revolving around the sometimes futile lives of three twitchers, with a "foul-mouthed but lyrical" and cinematographic style, it has been dubbed the Trainspotting
Trainspotting (novel)
Trainspotting is the first novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh. It is written in the form of short chapters narrated in the first person by various residents of Leith, Edinburgh, who either use heroin, are friends of the core group of heroin users, or engage in destructive activities that are...
of birdwatching. The production company Ecosse Films
Ecosse Films
Ecosse Films is a British film and television production company based in London. Ecosse Films is a multi award-winning company, specialising in high-quality drama for film and television, producing 11 films and over 300 hours of network television for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Showtime, Starz Channel...
filmed Pelican Blood in Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
and it was released in 2010.
Freddi lives in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
with his wife the editor and actress Francine Brody
Francine Brody
Francine Brody is an actress, voiceover artist and book editor.Brody has performed in UK performances of plays such as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Importance of Being Earnest and The Glass Menagerie...
and son Jenner.
Books
- Pork, Knopf, 1981. ISBN 0-394-51889-6. (Short stories.)
- Pork and Others, E. P. DuttonE. P. DuttonE. P. Dutton was an American book publishing company founded as a book retailer in Boston, Massachusetts in 1852 by Edward Payson Dutton. In 1986, the company was acquired by Penguin Group and split into two imprints: Dutton Penguin and Dutton Children's Books.-History:Edward Payson Dutton founded...
, 1983. ISBN 0-525-48064-1. (Short stories.) - The Elder, Alfred A. KnopfAlfred A. KnopfAlfred A. Knopf, Inc. is a New York publishing house, founded by Alfred A. Knopf, Sr. in 1915. It was acquired by Random House in 1960 and is now part of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group at Random House. The publishing house is known for its borzoi trademark , which was designed by co-founder...
, 1985. ISBN 0-394-53914-1. (Novel.) - The England Football Fact Book, Gullane Children's Books, 1991. ISBN 0-85112-991-9.
- The Guinness Book of Sporting Blunders, Guinness World RecordsGuinness World RecordsGuinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
, 1994. ISBN 0-85112-770-3. - The Guinness Book of Cricket Blunders, Guinness World Records, 1996. ISBN 0-85112-624-3.
- The Guinness Book of Football Blunders, Guinness World Records, 1996. ISBN 0-85112-625-1.
- World Cup Gem: World Cup Facts, HarperCollinsWillowHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
, 1998. ISBN 0-00-218854-6. - The Ultimate Cricket Fact and Quiz Book, Bookmart, 1999. ISBN 1-900032-03-1. (With Peter Wynne-Thomas, Scyld Berry and Jim Hutchings, illustrator.)
- Footballers' Haircuts: The Illustrated History, Weidenfeld Nicolson IllustratedWeidenfeld & NicolsonWeidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd is a British publisher of fiction and reference books. It is a division of the Orion Publishing Group.-History:...
, 2003. ISBN 0-297-83090-2. - Pelican Blood, Fourth EstateHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
, 2005. ISBN 0-00-718518-9. (Novel.) - Complete Book of the World Cup, HarperSport, 2006. ISBN 0-00-722916-X.