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'''Christopher William Napier Hart''' (born 1965) is an English novelist and journalist. He writes for the ''[[Sunday Times]]'' the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' and the ''[[The Literary Review]]'' He is the author of ''The Harvest'' (1999) and ''Rescue Me'' (2001), and has written |
'''Christopher William Napier Hart''' (born 1965) is an English novelist and journalist. He writes for the ''[[Sunday Times]]'' the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' and the ''[[The Literary Review]]'' He is the author of ''The Harvest'' (1999) and ''Rescue Me'' (2001), and has written seven historical novels under his two middle names, William Napier. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Born in Gloucestershire, Hart was educated at [[Cheltenham College]] and [[Leicester University]], |
Born in Gloucestershire, Hart was educated at [[Cheltenham College]], where he was beaten and suspended during his last year, and [[Leicester University]], where he failed to complete a degree in philosophy. He then studied English and Art History at Oxford Polytechnic (now [[Oxford Brookes University]]) where he studied English and Art History, and [[Birkbeck College, London]], where he obtained a PhD on [[W.B.Yeats]]. |
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Under his original name he has written two contemporary novels, The Harvest and Rescue Me. Since 2001, he has written six historical novels under the pseudonym of William Napier, three of them a best-selling trilogy about [[Attila the Hun]] and the Fall of the Roman Empire. His work has been translated into fourteen languages, including Korean and Azerbaijani, and well-reviewed in both the Sunday Sport and the Times Literary Supplement. |
Under his original name he has written two contemporary novels, The Harvest and Rescue Me, as well as a collection of indelicate stories first published in the Erotic Review, entitled Rogering Molly. He has also won the Literary Review Bad Sex Award, and been sacked as Agony Aunt columnist at Time Out. Since 2001, he has written six historical novels under the pseudonym of William Napier, three of them a best-selling trilogy about [[Attila the Hun]] and the Fall of the Roman Empire. His work has been translated into fourteen languages, including Korean and Azerbaijani, and well-reviewed in both the Sunday Sport and the Times Literary Supplement. |
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He currently writes regularly for the ''[[Sunday Times]]'', where he is lead theatre critic, and the ''[[Daily Mail]]''. He claims descent from the Irish Napiers and the Earls of Banbury (now defunct.) |
He currently writes regularly for the ''[[Sunday Times]]'', where he is lead theatre critic, and the ''[[Daily Mail]]''. He claims descent from the Irish Napiers (wrongly) and the Earls of Banbury (now defunct.) |
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*''[[Attila: The Judgement]]'' (2008) |
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*''[[Clash of Empires: The Great Siege]]'' (2011) ISBN 1409105342; ISBN 9781409105343 |
*''[[Clash of Empires: The Great Siege]]'' (2011) ISBN 1409105342; ISBN 9781409105343 |
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*''[[The Last Crusaders: Blood Red Sea]]'' (5 July 2012) |
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The Last Crusaders: Ivan the Terrible |
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* ''[[Julia: An Epic Tale of Love And War Set in the Final Days of the Roman Empire]]'' (2001) |
* ''[[Julia: An Epic Tale of Love And War Set in the Final Days of the Roman Empire]]'' (2001) |
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Revision as of 13:02, 22 August 2014
Christopher Hart | |
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| Born | 1965 |
| Pen name | William Napier |
| Occupation | Journalist and Author |
| Nationality | English |
| Period | 1999–present |
| Genre | Contemporary, Historical fiction |
| Website | |
| www.williamnapier.co.uk | |
Christopher William Napier Hart (born 1965) is an English novelist and journalist. He writes for the Sunday Times the Daily Mail and the The Literary Review He is the author of The Harvest (1999) and Rescue Me (2001), and has written seven historical novels under his two middle names, William Napier.
Background
Born in Gloucestershire, Hart was educated at Cheltenham College, where he was beaten and suspended during his last year, and Leicester University, where he failed to complete a degree in philosophy. He then studied English and Art History at Oxford Polytechnic (now Oxford Brookes University) where he studied English and Art History, and Birkbeck College, London, where he obtained a PhD on W.B.Yeats.
Under his original name he has written two contemporary novels, The Harvest and Rescue Me, as well as a collection of indelicate stories first published in the Erotic Review, entitled Rogering Molly. He has also won the Literary Review Bad Sex Award, and been sacked as Agony Aunt columnist at Time Out. Since 2001, he has written six historical novels under the pseudonym of William Napier, three of them a best-selling trilogy about Attila the Hun and the Fall of the Roman Empire. His work has been translated into fourteen languages, including Korean and Azerbaijani, and well-reviewed in both the Sunday Sport and the Times Literary Supplement.
He currently writes regularly for the Sunday Times, where he is lead theatre critic, and the Daily Mail. He claims descent from the Irish Napiers (wrongly) and the Earls of Banbury (now defunct.)
Club: The Academy
Bibliography
As Christopher Hart
- The Harvest (1999)
- Rescue Me (2001)
As William Napier
- Attila (Attila: The Scourge of God) (2005)
- Attila: The Gathering of the Storm (2007)
- Attila: The Judgement (2008)
- Clash of Empires: The Great Siege (2011) ISBN 1409105342; ISBN 9781409105343
- The Last Crusaders: Blood Red Sea (5 July 2012)
The Last Crusaders: Ivan the Terrible
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