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About Peter Ackroyd
English novelist, biographer and critic
Peter Ackroyd is an English novelist, biographer and critic, known for his work on the history and culture of London. He has built a large body of work and is widely noted for technically inventive fiction. His writing ranges across different styles, and he is praised for the way he can take on varied voices while drawing on deep research. That combination has made him a distinctive presence in contemporary English letters, with work that moves between invention, biography and literary criticism.
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Books by Peter Ackroyd
London - The Biography (London a Biography)
2001
The Lambs of London
2006
Chatterton
1996
Hawksmoor
1987
The Fall of Troy
2007