Mark Crick is a British photographer and author, best known for his literary parodies Kafka's Soup and Sartre's Sink , in which he presents recipes and DIY tips in the style of famous literary writers. Mark Crick is married to Fiona Simmons Crick[ citation needed ].
Crick grew up in Basildon. As a child he suffered from chronic asthma which made both eating [1] and sleeping difficult. [2] to which he attributes his love of both reading and cookery. [1]
Crick studied literature at Warwick University and the University of London.
Paul Auster has asked Mark Crick to write a pastiche of Auster's work. Crick says that he felt honoured to be asked but has not yet succeeded. [3]