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With the 2011 publication of ''Borrowed Time,'' Alderman became the first Jewish woman to write a licenced ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novel. | With the 2011 publication of ''Borrowed Time,'' Alderman became the first Jewish woman to write a licenced ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novel. | ||
A longtime ''Doctor Who'' fan, Alderman has cited [[Peter Davison]] as her childhood favourite Doctor.<ref name="forward">[http://forward.com/articles/146323/ "Delving Into World of ''Doctor Who"''] - ''Forward'', 16 November 2011</ref> | A longtime ''Doctor Who'' fan, Alderman has cited [[Peter Davison]] as her childhood favourite Doctor. <ref name="forward">[http://forward.com/articles/146323/ "Delving Into World of ''Doctor Who"''] - ''Forward'', 16 November 2011</ref> | ||
One of her favourite stories is ''[[The Masque of Mandragora]].''<ref name="forward"></ref> A reference to the [[Mandragora Helix]] appears in ''Borrowed Time.'' | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 19:44, 30 November 2011
Naomi A. Alderman is an English author who wrote the Eleventh Doctor BBC New Series Adventures novel Borrowed Time.
Works
Alderman's prose debut was the 2006 novel Disobedience, a story about a Rabbi's daughter who comes out as a lesbian. That successful work was followed by another novel, The Lessons, in 2010.
Apart from novels, Alderman is known for writing a regular column on technology for the Guardian[1]
Doctor Who
With the 2011 publication of Borrowed Time, Alderman became the first Jewish woman to write a licenced Doctor Who novel.
A longtime Doctor Who fan, Alderman has cited Peter Davison as her childhood favourite Doctor. [2]
One of her favourite stories is The Masque of Mandragora.[2] A reference to the Mandragora Helix appears in Borrowed Time.
External links
Fotnotes
- ↑ Articles by Naomi Alderman at the Guardian
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Delving Into World of Doctor Who" - Forward, 16 November 2011
