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David John Profumo FRSL (born 20 October 1955 in London) is an English novelist. Profumo is the son of former British government minister John Profumo and actress Valerie Hobson. The Profumo family is of Italian origin. David Profumo would have succeeded his father as 6th Baron Profumo in the nobility of the Kingdom of Sardinia, if the nobility of Italy had not been legally abolished after WW2. In any case, like his father, he does not use his Italian title. Profumo was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford. He was Assistant Master of English at Eton College in 1978 and at the Royal School, Shrewsbury, from 1978 to 1979. He then became part-time lecturer of English at King's College London, from 1981 to 1983 and Deputy Editor of ''Fiction'' Magazine from 1982 to 1984.〔(【引用サイトリンク】David Profumo Biography )〕 He was a columnist for the ''Daily Telegraph'' from 1987 to 1995.〔(【引用サイトリンク】David Profumo, Esq )〕 Profumo was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1995 〔(【引用サイトリンク】Royal Society of Literature All Fellows )〕 Profumo married Helen Fraser, daughter of Alasdair Fraser, on 22 March 1979 at St. Marylebone Church, Marylebone, London.〔(【引用サイトリンク】The Peerage.com )〕 His son and heir is Alexander James Profumo. Profumo's book ''Bringing the House Down'', covered the scandal brought about by his father's affair with Christine Keeler. ==Writings== Novels: * ''Sea Music'' London, Secker and Warburg, 1988. * ''The Weather in Iceland'' London, Picador, 1993. Uncollected Short Stories: * "The Blind Man Eats Many Flies" in ''Foreign Exchange'', edited by Julian Evans. London, Sphere, 1985. Other: * ''In Praise of Trout.'' London, Viking, 1989. * ''The Magic Wheel: An Anthology of Fishing Literature'' . Editor, with Graham Swift, London, Picador, 1985 * ''Bringing the House Down: A Family Memoir'', 2006 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Profumo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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