{"name": "Neil Philip", "bio": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "Neil Philip was born in York in 1955. He has been fascinated by the Arthurian legends since childhood.\r\nAlthough Neil Philip has edited and retold a number of folktales for children, \"The Tale of Sir Gawain\" was his first full-length children's book. His books for adults include scholarly work on folk narrative and children's literature.\r\nNeil Philip lives in Oxford, where he is editorial director of a small publishing firm."}, "birth_date": "1955-05-08", "type": {"key": "/type/author"}, "photos": [7247472], "alternate_names": ["Neil Philip"], "personal_name": "Philip, Neil.", "source_records": ["amazon:8428211353"], "remote_ids": {"wikidata": "Q59521507", "viaf": "7454557", "goodreads": "53354", "isni": "0000000083541056", "lc_naf": "n81044535"}, "key": "/authors/OL31784A", "latest_revision": 7, "revision": 7, "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2008-04-01T03:28:50.625462"}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2025-07-31T21:44:10.533304"}}