Marie Phillips
Marie Phillips | |
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| Born | 22 April 1976 London, England |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Education | BA (Hons), MA |
| Alma mater | Robinson College, University of Cambridge |
| Genre | Humour, fantasy |
| Notable works | Gods Behaving Badly, Warhorses of Letters, The Table of Less Valued Knights |
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Marie Phillips (born 22 April 1976) is a British writer. She is best known for her debut novel, Gods Behaving Badly, a comic fantasy concerning ancient Greek gods living in modern-day Hampstead. It was first published in the United Kingdom in 2007, later becoming a bestseller in Canada. Her second novel, The Table of Less Valued Knights is a comic take on the world of King Arthur. It was published in the UK in 2014 and nominated for the 2015 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. Her third novel, a Shakespearean comedy entitled Oh, I Do Like To Be... was released in 2018.
She is the daughter of Nicholas Phillips, Baron Phillips of Worth Matravers.