Who is Peter Ackroyd?
No the name is not a pseudonym for Alfred Hitchcock.
Peter Ackroyd is a man who eats, drinks, and sleeps writing.
His works cover a wide range of genres – both fiction and nonfiction: books for children; history; biography; poetry; mystery; etc.
He has even taken respected literary works such as Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and retold them.
He has been described as “eccentric” because he has quirks . (Don't we all?)
Calling him “prolific” would be a more accurate description.
Haven't read it yet but he wrote a biography of Alfred Hitchcock.
Here is a review, if you're interested. Alfred Hitchcock by Peter Ackroyd: Review.
A good review or bad review won't change my interest.
Hitchcock is the kind of guy you want to get to know up close and personal?
Ackroyd sort of looks like he could pass for Hitchcock's brother or a close relative. Ya think? :)
Image credit: Peter Ackroyd (photo by Antony Medley); 2007; Wikimedia Commons
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Reference and Additional Links:
Rosen, Jody. “Man of Many Words: Up Close and Personal with Peter Ackroyd …” T: New York Times Style Magazine 15 Sept. 2013: 110-14. Print. Men’s Fashion Issue, Arts and Letters
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