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Author

Piers Paul Read

b. March 7, 1941 · United Kingdom

Writer, Biographer, Novelist

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Titles on list

1

Total weeks

30

Peak rank

#2

Biography

Born
March 7, 1941 · Beaconsfield
Nationality
United Kingdom
Gender
Male
Languages
English
Education
Ampleforth College, St John's College

Awards & Honours

  • 1969Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize
  • 1969Hawthornden Prize
  • 1970Somerset Maugham Award
  • 1988James Tait Black Memorial Prize

On the Bestseller Lists

1 title

ALIVE: The Story of the Andes Survivors
Piers Paul Read
Cover of ALIVE: The Story of the Andes Survivors

ALIVE: The Story of the Andes Survivors

#2 · 30 wks

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).