Cris Freddi

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Cris Freddi (born 1955) is a British author.

Freddi was born in Reading, England. He was educated at Reading School and then Oxford University, where he was lead singer in the Atrocious Les Milkins Band. Since then, he has written books on sport, short stories and novels. He lives in London with the editor and actress Francine Brody.

Freddi's first novel Pelican Blood (2005) draws on his experiences in the 1980s as a twitcher, fanatical birdwatchers who will travel anywhere to see a new bird for their lists, with each new bird known as a 'tick'. Revolving around the sometimes futile lives of three twitchers, with a 'foul-mouthed but lyrical' (to quote the cover blurb) and cinematographic style, it has been dubbed the Trainspotting of birdwatching; production company Ecosse Films have bought the film rights.

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Pork, Knopf, 1981. ISBN 0-394-51889-6. (Short stories.)
Pork and Others, E. P. Dutton, 1983. ISBN 0-525-48064-1. (Short stories.)
The Elder, Alfred a Knopf, 1985. ISBN 0-394-53914-1. (Novel.)
The England Football Fact Book, Gullane Children's Books, 1991. ISBN 0-85112-991-9.
The Guinness Book of Sporting Blunders, Guinness World Records, 1994. ISBN 0-85112-770-3.
The Guinness Book of Cricket Blunders, Guinness World Records, 1996. ISBN 0-85112-624-3.
The Guinness Book of Football Blunders, Guinness World Records, 1996. ISBN 0-85112-625-1.
World Cup Gem: World Cup Facts, HarperCollinsWillow, 1998. ISBN 0-00-218854-6.
The Ultimate Cricket Fact and Quiz Book, Bookmart, 1999. ISBN 1-900032-03-1. (With Peter Wynne-Thomas, Scyld Berry and Jim Hutchings, illustrator.)
Footballers' Haircuts: The Illustrated History, Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated, 2003. ISBN 0-297-83090-2.
Pelican Blood, Fourth Estate, 2005. ISBN 0-00-718518-9. (Novel.)
Complete Book of the World Cup, HarperSport, 2006. ISBN 0-00-722916-X.