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Ken Follett is a renowned British author born on June 5, 1949. His works are known for their historical settings and intricate character relationships, which have won him a wide readership.

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“I went and looked at one of these great cathedrals one day, and I was blown away by it. From there I became interested in how cathedrals were built, and from there I became interested in the society that built the medieval cathedral. It occurred to me at some point that the story of the building of a cathedral could be a great popular novel.”

Stories Novel Building One Day Built Medieval Cathedrals Blown Away

Author:Ken Follett

“Nevertheless, the book gave Jack a feeling he had never had before, that the past was like a story, in which one thing led to another, and the world was not a boundless mystery, but a finite thing that could be comprehended.”

World Book Stories Feelings Past One Thing Mystery Nevertheless Finite Boundless

Book:The Pillars of the Earth: TV Tie-in

Source: The Pillars of the Earth: TV Tie-in

“But the lesson of Abraham's story is that God demands the best we have to offer, that which is most precious to us.”

Stories Lessons Offers Demand Abraham

Book:THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH

Source: THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH

“World War II is the greatest drama in human history, the biggest war ever and a true battle of good and evil. I imagine writers will continue to get stories from it, and readers will continue to love them, for many more years.”

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“Most of my stories have some basis in fact.”

Facts Stories Bases

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“We all now tell stories by cutting from one dramatic scene to the next, whereas Victorian novelists felt free to write long passages of undramatic summary.”

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“I started writing stories in my spare time.”

Writing Stories Spares Spare Time Writing Stories

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“I want to tell a story that makes the reader always want to see what will happen next.”

Want Stories Happens Next Reader

Author:Ken Follett

About the Author

Born: June 5, 1949
Known for: Author
Quotes: 140

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THE PILLARS OF THE EARTHRelated source material

World Without EndRelated source material

A Dangerous FortuneRelated source material

Winter of the WorldRelated source material

Ken Follett EPIC HISTORICAL COLLECTIONRelated source material

Fall of GiantsRelated source material

On Wings of EaglesRelated source material

Code to ZeroRelated source material

Fall of Giants: Book One of the Century TrilogyRelated source material

The Key to RebeccaRelated source material

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