Saul Black
1965
Saul Black is the pen name used by the critically acclaimed British author named Glen Duncan. He is well known for writing thriller, mystery, and horror novels. Author Saul was born in the year 1965 in the city of Bolton, Lancashire, England. His family belongs to the Anglo-Indian community. In 1994, author Saul had visited India along with his dad. He used to travel in Amtrak trains and visited a number of famous places in the country. Later, he continued his journey and reached the United States. Saul used the vast experience that he gained during his traveling for writing his debut novel titled Hope. This novel was published in 1997 and achieved critical acclaim across the Atlantic. As of now, author Saul resides in London. His recent novel, ‘I, Lucifer’, that was released in 2002 has been chosen to develop into a film. The film rights have been sold to a leading production, which has signed actors like Jason Brescia, Vin Diesel, Ewan Mcgregor, Daniel Craig, and Jude Law to play the major roles in the upcoming movie. Saul has studied literature and philosophy at the Exeter and Lancaster universities. He visited London for the first time in 1990 and worked there for a period of 4 years as a book-seller. Saul used to write during the spare times that he used to get apart from his job. Saul’s 2002 book, I, Lucifer, has been given a soundtrack by his longtime friend named Stephen Coates and the band called The Real Tuesday Weld. This collaboration of the band and Saul’s friend was repeated again for his other book called The Last Werewolf. Author Saul has toured with the band and Stephen Coates on many occasions and performed at a number of festivals and live events together. On one occasion, they got the chance to perform at the Institute of British Film. As Glen Duncan, he has written the successful trilogy series called ‘The Last Werewolf’, while under the pseudonym of Saul Black he has penned down the popular novel series, The Valerie Hart series. This series is also included among the successful ones of author Saul’s writing career.