Pullman also made some particularly outspoken remarks in a couple of interviews. It also contained an incident in which a being claiming to be God is killed, which really raised some hackles. His best-selling His Dark Materials trilogy was very negative about the church, which irked some. He’s also capable of making Christians incandescent with indignation at some of the things he says. Some years back, The Independent declared that Pullman is ‘capable of lighting up the dullest day or greyest spirit with the incandescence of his imagination’. He has justifiably been acclaimed as one of Britain’s finest writers, having won several awards including the Whitbread Book of the Year Award and the internationally prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial award, as well as receiving a CBE. He has a sharp mind, a clever wit, and he’s a brilliant writer. When I interviewed Philip Pullman, I found him genial, generous and engaging. The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ – a review
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