Jonathan Black

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Jonathan Black
NationalityBritish
Other namesMark Booth
CitizenshipBritish
EducationIpswich School
Alma materOriel College, Oxford
OccupationAuthor
Known forAuthor, The Secret History of the World, The Sacred History: How Angels, Mystics and Higher Intelligence Made Our World

Jonathan Black is a British author, known for his books The Secret History of the World[1] and The Sacred History: How Angels, Mystics and Higher Intelligence Made Our World.[2] He is in the charge of Century, an imprint of Random House UK.[3]

Biography[edit]

Jonathan Black is the pen name of Mark Booth. He was educated at Ipswich School and Oriel College, Oxford, where he studied Philosophy and Theology. He has worked in publishing for over twenty years.[4] He taught English in Italy after college than moved to London in 1993 working for Waterstones which is a chain of book shops. In 2008 the Secret History of the World became NY Times bestseller, along with it being a bestseller in France.

Works[edit]

  • The Secret History of the World (2007), available from Quercus Books UK.
  • The Sacred History: How Angels, Mystics and Higher Intelligence Made Our World (2013)
  • The Secret History of Dante: Unearthing the Mysteries of the Inferno (ebook)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE WORLD by Mark Booth | Kirkus Reviews.
  2. ^ "An occult version of history". 14 December 2007. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ^ Mantel, Hilary (13 October 2007). "Review: The Secret History of the World by Jonathan Black". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Curtis Brown". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2018.

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