Michel Faber is a Dutch-born writer of English-language fiction, renowned for his 2002 novel The Crimson Petal and the White and Under the Skin (2000), which was adapted into a film starring Scarlett Johansson. He was born on 13 April 1960 in The Hague, The Netherlands.

At the age of seven, Faber emigrated with his parents to Australia. He attended primary and secondary school in the Melbourne suburbs of Boronia and Bayswater. He continued his education at the University of Melbourne, where he studied Dutch, philosophy, rhetoric, English language, and English literature, graduating in 1980.

Before becoming a full-time writer, Faber worked as a cleaner and in various other casual jobs. He trained as a nurse and worked in hospitals in Marrickville and the western suburbs of Sydney until the mid-1990s. In 1993, Faber emigrated again, this time to Scotland with his second wife and family, where they settled.

His recent works include the novel for young adults, D: A Tale of Two Worlds published in 2020, and a non-fiction book about music, Listen: On Music, Sound and Us, released in October 2023.