A Fool's Alphabet is a 1992 novel by author Sebastian Faulks. The book splits the life of a photographer (the son of an English soldier) into short, alphabetically arranged episodes based on location as follows: Anzio, Italy, 1944 Backley, Berkshire, England, 1950 Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1980 Dorking, Surrey, England, 1963 Evanston, Illinois, USA, 1985 Fulham, London, England, 1964 Ghent, Belgium, 1981 Houches, Les, France, 1967 Ibiza, Balearic Islands, 1966 Jerusalem, Israel, 1982 Kowloon, Hong Kong, 1980 Lyndonville, Vermont, USA, 1971 Mons, Belgium, 1914 New York, USA, 1983 Oxford, England, 1976 Paris, France, 1979 Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, 1974 Rome, Italy, 1978 Sorrento, Italy, 1958 Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport, England, 1988 Uzès, France, 1987 Vladimirci, Yugoslavia, 1986 Watsonville, California, USA, 1974 Xianyang, China Yarmouth, England, 1991 Zanica, Italy, 1970 Source: Wikipedia (en)