''A Fool's Alphabet'' is a
1992
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novel by author
Sebastian Faulks
Sebastian Charles Faulks (born 20 April 1953) is a British novelist, journalist and broadcaster. He is best known for his historical novels set in France – ''The Girl at the Lion d'Or'', '' Birdsong'' and '' Charlotte Gray''. He has also pub ...
. The book splits the life of a photographer (the son of an English soldier) into short, alphabetically arranged episodes based on location as follows:
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Anzio, Italy, 1944
*Backley,
Berkshire
Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Be ...
, England, 1950
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Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1980
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Dorking, Surrey, England, 1963
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Evanston, Illinois, USA, 1985
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Fulham, London, England, 1964
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Ghent, Belgium, 1981
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Houches, Les, France, 1967
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Ibiza, Balearic Islands, 1966
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Jerusalem, Israel, 1982
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Kowloon, Hong Kong, 1980
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Lyndonville, Vermont, USA, 1971
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Mons, Belgium, 1914
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New York, USA, 1983
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Oxford, England, 1976
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Paris, France, 1979
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Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, 1974
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Rome, Italy, 1978
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Sorrento, Italy, 1958
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Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport, England, 1988
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Uzès, France, 1987
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Vladimirci, Yugoslavia, 1986
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Watsonville, California, USA, 1974
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Xianyang, China
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Yarmouth, England, 1991
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Zanica, Italy, 1970
1992 British novels
Novels by Sebastian Faulks
Hutchinson (publisher) books
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