Arthur Phillips
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- This article is about the American novelist. For the Canadian politician, see Art Phillips.
Arthur Phillips (born April 23, 1969, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American novelist active in the 21st century. His novels include Prague (2002) and The Egyptologist (2004).
He was educated at Harvard ('86 to '90) and Berkelee School of Music, has been a child actor, a jazz musician, a speechwriter and a dismally failed entrepreneur. He lived in Budapest from 1990 to 1992 and now lives in Paris with his wife and son.
He won The Los Angeles Times/Art Seidenbaum Award for Best First Fiction for Prague in 2003.
Prior to becoming a bestselling novelist, Phillips was a five-time champion on Jeopardy! in 1997. In 2005, he competed in the Jeopardy! 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.
[edit] External links
- Interview with Arthur Phillips on The Ledge, an independent platform for world literature. Includes excerpt and audio.
