Simon Winchester

Simon Winchester (born September 28, 1944) is a British author and journalist.

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September 28 - 1944 - British - Author - Journalist

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Winchester studied geology at St Catherine's College, Oxford before working in Africa and on offshore oil rigs. He then spent a twenty-year career as a foreign correspondent for The Guardian, winning several awards. He has more recently written for such publications as Condé Nast Traveler, Smithsonian Magazine, and National Geographic. He lives on a small farm in Massachusetts, as well as in the Western Isles of Scotland.

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Geology - St Catherine's College, Oxford - Africa - Oil rig - Foreign correspondent - The Guardian - Condé Nast Traveler - Smithsonian Magazine - National Geographic - Massachusetts - Western Isles - Scotland

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Before his success in book writing he was notable for being a journalist held captive by the Argentinian forces in the Malvinas or Falkland Islands.

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Argentinian - Malvinas - Falkland Islands

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He has written several books including Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded, 27 August 1883 (2003, ISBN 0066212855), The Map that Changed the World (2001, ISBN 0060193611), The Meaning of Everything (2003, ISBN 0198607024), and The Surgeon of Crowthorne (1998, ISBN 058243565X). The latter work was published in America under the title The Professor and the Madman (ISBN 0060175966), and as such became a New York Times bestseller.

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27 August - 1883 - The Surgeon of Crowthorne - New York Times bestseller

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