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  • Bibliography:
    5 Books
  • First Book:
    September 1993
  • Latest Book:
    September 2012
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Book List in Order: 5 titles



  • The Somerset Maugham Prizeâ€"winning, international bestselling debut novel: “a dazzling linguistic and formal achievement” set in 18th century London (Salman Rushdie).   In eighteenth-century London, John Lempriere works feverishly on a cel...



  • “The acclaimed author of Lemprière’s Dictionary furnishes another richly textured romp steeped in history, legend, and excitement.” -- Booklist  The Pope’s Rhinoceros is a vivid, antic, and picaresque novel spun around one of historyâ€...



  • “One of the year’s most imaginative and challenging novels” from the acclaimed author of John Saturnall’s Feast (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).   Lawrence Norfolk’s In the Shape of a Boar is a juggernaut of a novel, an epic...



  • An international best-seller and winner of the Somerset Maugham Prize, Lempriere's Dictionary is the debut novel from Lawrence Norfolk, one of England's most innovative, internationally acclaimed young authors. In eighteenth-century London, John Lemp...



  • A beautiful, rich and sensuous historical novel, John Saturnall’s Feast tells the story of a young orphan who becomes a kitchen boy at a manor house, and rises through the ranks to become the greatest Cook of his generation. It is a story of food, ...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Lawrence Norfolk has published 5 books.

Lawrence Norfolk does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, John Saturnall's Feast, was published in September 2012.

The first book by Lawrence Norfolk, Lempriere's Dictionary, was published in September 1993.

No. Lawrence Norfolk does not write books in series.