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Paul Torday (/ˈtɔːrdeɪ/; 1 August 1946 – 18 December 2013) was a British writer and the author of the comic novel Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. The book...

Fishing in the Yemen is a debut comedy novel written by Paul Torday and published in 2007. Torday was 59 when the book was published. It is based on his...

Awards Author of the Year 2023, Waterstones Author of the Year 2022, the Paul Torday Memorial Prize for a first novel by an author over 60, and Forbes Magazine...

anthropologist Paul Torday (1946–2013), British writer Piers Torday (born 1974), British writer, son of Paul Terry Torday, Hungarian actress Ursula Torday (1912–1997)...

Piers Torday (born 1974) is a British children's writer. The son of the novelist Paul Torday, he was born in Northumberland and was a theatre and television...

Scott Thomas and Amr Waked. Based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Paul Torday, and a screenplay by Simon Beaufoy, the film is about a fisheries expert...

of Mist, novels, poetry, music, and a play. He was awarded the 2020 Paul Torday Memorial Prize. In March 2022, he was a Scottish Books International...

Steven Hall and the 2011 film version of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday, as well as new adaptations of The Full Monty as both a stage play and...

survivors of a zombie apocalypse. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2007) by Paul Torday, is a series of letters, e-mails, interview transcripts, newspaper articles...

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Paul Torday and starred Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt. His 2017 film, A Dog's Purpose...

in 2000 and named in honour of P. G. Wodehouse, past winners include Paul Torday in 2007 with Salmon Fishing in the Yemen and Marina Lewycka with A Short...

Taylor in 1861. The castle is privately owned. It is associated with Paul Torday, the author of the novel Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, which was made...

first short story at 45, and his first novel, The Big Sleep, at 51. Paul Torday published his debut novel Salmon Fishing in the Yemen at the age of 59...

Award The Imison Award The Tinniswood Award The McKitterick Prize The Paul Torday Memorial Prize, for debut novelists over 60 The Somerset Maugham Award...

Daughter Simon Kernick – Relentless Kate Morton – The House at Riverton Paul Torday – Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Jane Fallon – Getting Rid of Matthew Mark...

federal judge. Brunon Synak, 70, Polish sociologist and politician. Paul Torday, 67, British author. Wade Walker, 90, American football player, coach...

theologian and hymnist Angela Topping (born 1954), poet and critic Paul Torday (1946–2013), novelist Chris Torrance (1941–2021), poet and musician Richard...

Kellner (born 1946), journalist Nik Cohn (born 1946), rock journalist Paul Torday (1946–2013), author Professor Sir Ian Gilmore (b. 1947), President of...

economic historian July 28 – Fahmida Riaz, Pakistani writer August 1 – Paul Torday, English novelist (died 2013) August 2 – James Howe, American journalist...

Fishing in the Yemen. Lasse Halstrom directed this film adaptation of Paul Torday's novel, and Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt starred. Mison played Capt...