Face in the Cemetery

Michael Pearce was raised in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, where his fascination for language began. He later trained as a Russian interpreter but moved away from languages to follow an academic career, first as a lecturer in English and the History of Ideas, and then as an administrator. Michael Pearce now lives in London and is best known as the author of the award-winning Mamur Zapt books.

‘Probably the best in a consistently entertaining series’ Literary Review‘Highly recommended’ Susanna Yager, Sunday Telegraph‘Pearce takes apart ancient history and reassembles it with beguiling wit and colour’ Sunday Times‘Marvellously convoluted… Dryly and deeply funny’ Literary Review‘Sheer fun’ The Times