Biography
Ken Follett was born in Cardiff on 5 June 1949 and studied philosophy at University College London. After working as a local reporter and in publishing, he had his breakthrough in 1978 with the spy thriller Eye of the Needle, which won the Edgar Award. The Pillars of the Earth, published in 1989 and set around the building of a cathedral in twelfth century England, became his best known book and opened the Kingsbridge series. His later works include the Century Trilogy. Follett was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2018. The Pillars of the Earth is the source of the musical Los pilares de la Tierra by Iván Macías and Félix Amador, which premiered in Madrid in November 2024.
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