Sebastian Faulks

Sebastian Faulks is one of the most critically acclaimed and successful novelists in the English language, noted for such books as Birdsong, Human Traces, Engleby and Charlotte Gray. In his early career, he worked as a journalist on national newspapers and reached number one in the Sunday Times bestseller list with a biography, The Fatal Englishman. He was part of the Government Advisory Group on the commemoration of the First World War, writing the narrative of the Somme centenary in 2016. He has presented two series on television and broadcasts regularly on the radio. He is president of the Authors XI Cricket Club, is a keen tennis player and has also written screenplays and poetry.