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Article: A furor over 'The Golden Compass': author and atheist Philip Pullman's complex trilogy comes to the wide screen.(Movie review)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- December 7, 2007
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It's been said of British author Philip Pullman that he writes like an angel. Many acclaim his beautiful prose even if, as often happens, they denounce his books.
Pullman, 61, has written nearly 20 books for children, but it's his fantasy trilogy, known collectively as His Dark Materials, that has gained him the most attention, in part because of the author's critical view of organized religion.
Northern Lights is the first book in the trilogy. Published in the United States as The Golden Compass, it won Britain's Carnegie Medal for children's literature in 1995. This past June, Northern Lights was awarded the "Carnegie of Carnegies" for being the ...