Terry Pratchett: Reaching Out to the World

A fantasy and science fiction author, Terryto his writings are never kept as a secret and he
Pratchett has been a bestseller author in Britain inadmits to importing numerous characters from
1990's. Born on 28th April, 1948, Terry startedancient history and popular culture. Just like with all
writing at the age of 13 and published his workthe authors, his real life too got reflected in his
first at the age of 15. The Carpet People,novels in some way or the other. He was the
published in 1971, was his first book. Thisonly child of his parents and the children in his
legendary writer has sold more than 50 millionnovels normally had no siblings.
books worldwide and is a renowned figure in theTerry Pratchett was the recipient of Fantasy and
literary circles of the world.Science Fiction Author of the Year for 1994. He
His works have been translated to more than 33got appointed as an officer of the Order of the
languages. This can work well as a comment onBritish Empire in 1998 for services to literature.
his international reach and appeal. His ability toAlso, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated
appeal to the sensibilities of the massesRodents won the 2001 Carnegie Medal for best
throughout the world is also evident from thechildren's novel in 2002. His contributions to
above mentioned fact. Currently, he is the secondliterature and his achievemnts in this field cannot
most read author in UK and is the and seventhbe summed up in a haste and ain a crammed up
most read non-US author in the U.S.space.
In Terry Pratchett's own words "it is easier toThe author is currently staying in south west of
bend the universe around the story" in fantasy,Salisbury in Wiltshire with his wife and daughter
hence, you would find that most of his workRhianna, who is also a writer.
focuses more on fantasy than sci-fi. The influence