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David Gilmour


Born
in London, Ontario, Canada
December 22, 1949

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Genre
Literature & Fiction


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David Gilmour is a novelist who has earned critical praise from literary figures as diverse as William Burroughs and Northrop Frye, and from publications as different as the New York Times to People magazine. The author of six novels, he also hosted the award-winning Gilmour on the Arts. In 2005, his novel A Perfect Night to Go to China won the Governor General’s Award for Fiction. His next book, The Film Club, was a finalist for the 2008 Charles Taylor Prize. It became an international bestseller, and has sold over 200,000 copies in Germany and over 100,000 copies in Brazil. He lives in Toronto with his wife. ...more

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Average rating: 3.23 · 8,177 ratings · 1,150 reviews · 70 distinct works • Similar authors
The Film Club: A True Story...
3.22 avg rating — 6,505 ratings — published 2008 — 59 editions
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A Perfect Night to Go to China
3.12 avg rating — 609 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions
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Extraordinary
3.46 avg rating — 396 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions
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The Perfect Order of Things
3.18 avg rating — 235 ratings — published 2011 — 10 editions
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Sparrow Nights
3.31 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2001 — 11 editions
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Lost Between Houses
3.48 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions
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How Boys See Girls
3.35 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 1991 — 4 editions
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Back on Tuesday
3.35 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1986 — 5 editions
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An Affair With The Moon
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1993
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Een mooie avond om naar Chi...
3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2005
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“...the second time you see something is really the first time. You need to know how it ends before you can appreciate how beautifully it's put together from the beginning.”
― David Gilmour, The Film Club: A True Story of a Father and Son
tags: art
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“It is an example of what films can do, how they can slip past your defenses and really break your heart.”
― David Gilmour
tags: art, film
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“I mean that it's all right to go to bed with an asshole but don't ever have a baby with one.”
― David Gilmour, The Film Club: A True Story of a Father and Son
tags: humor, insight
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