Paul Torday

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British novelist human novel novelist

Paul Torday was a British novelist best known for his satirical debut novel "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," which brought him widespread recognition later in life.

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Label Occurrences
Paul Torday canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British novelist ⓘ
human ⓘ
novel ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
activeInPeriod 21st century ⓘ
adaptedInto Salmon Fishing in the Yemen ⓘ
surface form: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011 film)
author Paul Torday self-linksurface differs ⓘ
authorOf Breakfast at the Hotel Déjà Vu ⓘ
Light Shining in the Forest ⓘ
More Than You Can Say ⓘ
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel) ⓘ
surface form: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

The Girl on the Landing ⓘ
The Hopeless Life of Charlie Summers ⓘ
The Irresistible Inheritance of Wilberforce ⓘ
The Legacy of Hartlepool Hall ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1946-08-01 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2013-12-18 ⓘ
educatedAt Pembroke College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rugby School ⓘ
employer Torday & Carlisle (engineering company) ⓘ
familyName Torday ⓘ
fieldOfWork fiction writing ⓘ
literature ⓘ
genre comic fiction ⓘ
satire ⓘ
satire ⓘ
givenName Paul ⓘ
hasChild Piers Torday ⓘ
hasResidence Northumberland ⓘ
surface form: Northumberland, England
language English ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
literaryMovement contemporary British fiction ⓘ
name Paul Torday self-link ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
notableFor comic and satirical novels ⓘ
late-life literary debut ⓘ
notableWork Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel) ⓘ
surface form: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
occupation novelist ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Croxdale, County Durham, England ⓘ
placeOfDeath Northumberland ⓘ
surface form: Northumberland, England
relative Piers Torday ⓘ
spouse Penelope Torday ⓘ
workAdaptedInto Salmon Fishing in the Yemen ⓘ
surface form: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011 film)

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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen → author → Paul Torday ⓘ
subject surface form: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel)
Dr. Alfred Jones → createdBy → Paul Torday ⓘ
Harriet Chetwode-Talbot → basedOnWorkBy → Paul Torday ⓘ
Sheikh Muhammed → creator → Paul Torday ⓘ
Paul Torday → name → Paul Torday self-link ⓘ
Paul Torday → author → Paul Torday self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen