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Known as a [[James Michener]] disciple,{{Fact|date=July 2007}} Rutherfurd invents four to six fictional families and tells the stories of their descendants. Using this framework, he weaves them in and out of historical situations, having them interact not only with each other, but also with significant historical figures. As a result, his books serve an educational purpose. |
Known as a [[James Michener]] disciple,{{Fact|date=July 2007}} Rutherfurd invents four to six fictional families and tells the stories of their descendants. Using this framework, he weaves them in and out of historical situations, having them interact not only with each other, but also with significant historical figures. As a result, his books serve an educational purpose. |
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Edward Rutherfurd, suggested pseudonym for "Francis Edward Wintle" (born 1948), is the author of a series of novels chronicling the history of settlements through their development up to modern day, mixing fictional characters and families with real people and events – a kind of historical fiction pioneered by James Michener.
He was born in Salisbury, England, educated at the universities of Cambridge and Stanford, and previously worked in publishing. Rutherfurd settled near Dublin, Ireland, in the early 1990s.
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Known as a James Michener disciple,[citation needed] Rutherfurd invents four to six fictional families and tells the stories of their descendants. Using this framework, he weaves them in and out of historical situations, having them interact not only with each other, but also with significant historical figures. As a result, his books serve an educational purpose.
Format
Rutherfurd's novels are generally at least 500 pages and sometimes even over 1,000. Divided into a number of parts, each chapter represents a different era in the area of the novel's history. There is always an extensive family tree in the introduction, and each generational line matches with the corresponding chapters.
Bibliography : US & Canada / UK & Rest of World
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| File:US SARUM BOOK COVER.jpg | Sarum (US & CANADA) | 1987 | ISBN 0449000729 (US paperback) |
| File:Sarum.jpg | Sarum (UK & REST OF WORLD) | 1987 | ISBN 0099527308 (UK paperback) |
Laterly retitled Sarum: The Novel of England
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| File:US RUSSKA BOOK COVER.JPG | Russka: the Novel of Russia (US & CANADA) | 1991 | ISBN 0345479351 (US paperback) |
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| File:Russka.jpg | Russka: the Novel of Russia (UK & REST OF WORLD) | 1991 | ISBN 0099635208 (UK paperback) |
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| File:US BOOK COVER LONDON.jpg | London (US & CANADA) | 1997 | ISBN 0345455681 (US paperback) |
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| File:Edwardrutherfurd london.jpg | London (UK & REST OF WORLD) | 1997 | ISBN 0099201917 (UK paperback) |
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| File:US BOOK COVER THE FOREST.jpg | The Forest (US & CANADA) | 2000 | ISBN 0345441788 (US paperback) |
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| File:Edwardrutherfurd the forest.jpg | The Forest (UK & REST OF WORLD) | 2000 | ISBN 009927907X (UK paperback) |
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| File:US BOOK COVER PRINCES OF IRELAND.jpg | The Princes of Ireland: The Dublin Saga (US & CANADA) | 2004 | ISBN 0345472357 (US paperback) |
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Dublin: Foundation (UK & REST OF WORLD) | 2004 | ISBN 0712680004 (UK paperback) |
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| File:US BOOK COVER REBELS OF IRELAND.jpg | The Rebels of Ireland: The Dublin Saga (US & CANADA) | 2006 | ISBN 0345472365 (US paperback) |
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| File:Ireland awakening.jpg | Ireland: Awakening (UK & REST OF WORLD) | 2006 | ISBN 1844138127 (UK paperback) |
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External links
- "Crafter of the epic narrative", interview, ContraCostaTimes.com 9 May 2004
- Official site