Christopher de Bellaigue

Christopher George Lowther de Bellaigue de Bughas (born 23 September 1971 in London) is a British author and journalist who is known for his long-form reporting and works of history.

De Bellaigue was formerly the correspondent for ''The Economist'' in Turkey and Iran. He also covered the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq for, among others, the ''New York Review of Books'', ''Granta'', ''The New Yorker'', the ''London Review of Books'', and ''Harper’s Magazine''.

Since returning to the UK in 2007, he has written several books and held fellowships at the universities of Oxford, Harvard and St Andrews. In 2024 he founded the [https://www.lakedistrictbookfestival.co.uk/ Lake District Book Festival]. Provided by Wikipedia