Dr. D.
Private tutor in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Education
BA, English Language & Literature, Trinity College, Dublin, 1971; MA, Eng. Lang. & Lit., TCD, 1974; Scottish MA (1971-75), Edinburgh University, Persian/Arabic/Islamic History; PhD (1979), Persian/Islamic Studies, Cambridge University.
Experience
1981-86 Lecturer in Arabic & Islamic Studies, Newcastle University 2005-2008 Royal Literary Fund Fellow, Newcastle University. 2008-2010 Taught course in creative writing in genre, Newcastle University 2000 Tutor for Arvon Foundation on course in fiction writing Currently, do editing & proofreading for student essays and dissertations, as well as post-doctoral work for post-doctoral teachers. 1984 – present, writer (25 novels, 6 non-fiction books, numerous articles)
Subject Expertise
English Literature, islamic studies, Persian, Arabic, Writing