Arthur Phillips 1268213 219707715 2008-06-16T14:43:53Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{about|the American novelist|the Canadian politician|Art Phillips}} '''Arthur Phillips''' (born [[April 23]], [[1969]], in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[novelist]] active in the 21st century. His novels include ''[[Prague (novel)|Prague]]'' (2002), ''[[The Egyptologist]]'' (2004) and ''[[Angelica (novel Phillips)|Angelica]]'' (April 2007). He was educated at [[Harvard University|Harvard]] (1986 - 1990) and [[Berklee School of Music]], has been a child actor, a jazz musician, a speechwriter and a dismally failed entrepreneur. He lived in [[Budapest]] from 1990 - 1992, [[Paris]] from 2001 - 2003, and now lives in [[New York]] with his wife and two sons. He won The Los Angeles Times/Art Seidenbaum Award for Best First Fiction for ''Prague'' in 2003. Phillips was featured on the [[July 27]], [[2007]] episode of [[This American Life]], where he read his short story Wenceslas Square. Prior to becoming a best-selling novelist, Phillips was a five-time champion on ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' in 1997. In 2005, he competed in the [[Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions]]. He won his opening-round game in dramatic fashion over Babu Srinivasan, but lost his Round Two match to former [[Jeopardy! College Championship|College Champion]] Pam Mueller. While he lived in Budapest, Phillips was a regular on the nightclub scene. A mean dancer with snake hips and a penchant for Cuban heels, he formed a flamenco dance troupe called "Schmidt" with fellow Harvard expats Edgar Denninger and Hamish Mattison. The experiences of this trio are said to form the basis for Phillips's 2002 novel ''Prague''. ==External links== * [http://www.the-ledge.com/flash/ledge.php?conversation=37&lan=UK Interview with Arthur Phillips on The Ledge], an independent platform for world literature. Includes excerpt and audio. * [http://www.j-archive.com/showplayer.php?player_id=588 J! Archive] - Arthur's bio and game summary {{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, Arthur}} [[Category:1969 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American novelists]] [[Category:People from Minnesota]] [[Category:Jeopardy! contestants]] [[Category:Harvard University alumni]] {{US-novelist-1960s-stub}} [[it:Arthur Phillips]]