Chris Petit




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Chris Petit
Born 1949 (age 69–70)

Worcestershire, England
Occupation
Novelist
Film director
Years active 1980 - present

Chris Petit (born 1949) is an English novelist and filmmaker. During the 1970s he was Film Editor for Time Out and wrote in Melody Maker. His first film was cult British road movie Radio On, while his 1982 film An Unsuitable Job for a Woman was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival.[1] His films often have a strong element of psychogeography, and he has worked frequently with the writer Iain Sinclair.[2] He has also written a number of crime novels, including Robinson (1993).




Contents






  • 1 Fiction


    • 1.1 Robinson


    • 1.2 The Psalm Killer


    • 1.3 The Human Pool


    • 1.4 Bibliography




  • 2 Filmography


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Fiction



Robinson


Robinson (1993) is a novel about a man initially working in London's Soho in a job vaguely connected with the film industry, who meets the enigmatic title character and becomes involved in alcoholic excess and pornographic film production. It was Petit's first novel coming from his earlier career as a filmmaker. Nicholas Lezard compares it to JG Ballard and Patrick Hamilton.[3] Merlin Coverley notes that the character Cookie indicates a debt to London low-life writer Robin Cook (aka Derek Raymond).[4] There is some confusion over the lead character's name, which appears to relate to a mysterious figure in Céline's Journey to the End of the Night, inspired by Robinson Crusoe; it was released around the same time as the first film of Patrick Keiller's Robinson trilogy, which Keiller claimed took the name from Kafka's Amerika but others, such as Iain Sinclair, have related to Céline and indirectly to Petit.[5][6]


Initial reviews were muted: reviewing it in 1993 Lezard felt it would work better as a film than a novel.[7] Publishers Weekly called it "mostly a mood piece" and "nothing more than atmospherics".[8] More recently its reputation has improved: The Quietus called it a "classic".[9]



The Psalm Killer


The Psalm Killer (1997) is a crime thriller set in the Northern Irish Troubles. It combines the stories of "Candlestick", a hired killer working for both sides, with Inspector Cross, a policeman investigating a series of murders.[10] Kirkus called it "formulaic" and "relentlessly depressing", comparing it to a more miserable version of John le Carré.[11] In contrast, Booklist called it an "engrossing, superbly written tale".[12]



The Human Pool


The Human Pool (2002) is a thriller, about neo-nazis in contemporary Frankfurt and espionage in World War II Switzerland. The Guardian criticised it for "lacking in sense of place" and "dispiriting banality".[13]



Bibliography



  • 1993 Robinson (Granta Books)

  • 1997 The Psalm Killer

  • 1999 Back from the Dead

  • 2001 The Hard Shoulder

  • 2002 The Human Pool

  • 2006 The Passenger

  • 2016 The Butchers of Berlin



Filmography




  • Radio On (1979)


  • An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982)


  • Flight to Berlin (1983)


  • Chinese Boxes (1984)


  • A Caribbean Mystery (TV) (1989)


  • The Cardinal and the Corpse (with Iain Sinclair) (1992)


  • The Falconer (with Iain Sinclair) (1997)


  • Radio On Remix (1998)


  • Negative Space (1999)


  • Asylum (with Iain Sinclair) (2000)

  • The Carfax Agreement: The Annotated Dracula


  • London Orbital (with Iain Sinclair) (2002)


  • Unrequited Love (2006)


  • Content (2010)



References


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  1. ^ "Berlinale: 1982 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-11-11.


  2. ^ Coverley, Merlin (2012). Psychogeography. Oldcastle.


  3. ^ Nicholas, Lezard (1 September 2001). "Good Bad Dream". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 June 2015.


  4. ^ Coverley, Merlin (2012). London Writing. Oldcastle Books.


  5. ^ Stevens, Andrew (July 14, 2010). "The Future of Landscape: Patrick Keiller". 3am Magazine. Retrieved 26 June 2015.


  6. ^ Sinclair, Iain (2003). Lights Out for the Territory. Penguin.


  7. ^ Lezard, Nicholas (6 June 1993). "Book Review: Robinson". The Independent (UK). Retrieved 26 June 2015.


  8. ^ "Fiction Book Review: Robinson". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 26 June 2015.


  9. ^ Sande, Kiran (April 11, 2013). "Coastal Reflections: An Interview With Chris Petit". The Quietus. Retrieved 26 June 2015.


  10. ^ "Fiction Review: The Psalm Killer". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 26 June 2015.


  11. ^ "The Psalm Killer". Kirkus Reviews. March 1, 1997. Retrieved 26 June 2015.


  12. ^ "Booklist Review: The Psalm Killer". Booklist Online. Retrieved 26 June 2015.


  13. ^ Aspden, Rachel (31 August 2002). "The connection game". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 June 2015.




External links



  • BFI Screenonline: Chris Petit


  • Christopher Petit on IMDb


  • Granta: Chris Petit


  • Guardian: Chris Petit

  • 3:AM Interview









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