He also taught English in Colombia, an experience which determined the style and setting of his first three novels, The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts (1990), Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord (1991) and The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman (1992), each of which was heavily influenced by South American literature, particularly 'magic realism'. After graduating from the Victoria University of Manchester, he took a postgraduate certificate in Education at Leicester Polytechnic and obtained his MA at the University of London.īefore writing full-time, he held many varied jobs including landscape gardener, motorcycle messenger and car mechanic. He joined the army at 18 but left after spending four months at Sandhurst. He also taught English in Colombia, an experience which determined the style and setting of his first three novels, The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts (1990), Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord (1991) and The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman (1992), each of which was heavily influenced by South American liter Novelist Louis de Bernières was born in London in 1954. Before writing full-time, he held many varied jobs including landscape gardener, motorcycle messenger and car mechanic. After graduating from the Victoria University of Manchester, he took a postgraduate certificate in Education at Leicester Polytechnic and obtained his MA at the University of London. Novelist Louis de Bernières was born in London in 1954.
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