- Arthur Phillips
Arthur Phillips (born
April 23 ,1969 , inMinneapolis, Minnesota ) is an Americannovelist active in the 21st century. His novels include "Prague" (2002), "The Egyptologist " (2004) and "Angelica" (April 2007).He was educated at Harvard (1986 - 1990) and
Berklee School of Music , has been a child actor, a jazz musician, a speechwriter and a failed entrepreneur.fact|date=August 2008 He lived inBudapest from 1990 to 1992,Paris from 2001 to 2003, and now lives inNew York with his wife and two sons.He won The Los Angeles Times/Art Seidenbaum Award for Best First Fiction for "Prague" in 2003.
Phillips was featured on the
July 27 ,2007 episode ofThis American Life , where he read his short story, "Wenceslas Square."Prior to becoming a best-selling novelist, Phillips was a five-time champion on "
Jeopardy! " in 1997. In 2005, he competed in theJeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions . He won his opening-round game in dramatic fashion over Babu Srinivasan, but lost his Round Two match to former College Champion Pam Mueller.While he lived in Budapest, Phillips was a regular on the nightclub scene. There he formed a
flamenco dance troupe called "Schmidt" with fellow Harvard expats Edgar Denninger and Hamish Mattison. The experiences of this trio are said to form the basis for Phillips's 2002 novel "Prague".External links
* [http://www.the-ledge.com/flash/ledge.php?conversation=37&lan=UK Interview with Arthur Phillips on The Ledge] , an independent platform for world literature. Includes excerpt and audio.
* [http://www.j-archive.com/showplayer.php?player_id=588 J! Archive] — Arthur's bio and game summary
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