Michel Faber is a Dutch-born writer known for his English-language fiction. Born on 13 April 1960, Faber has made significant contributions to modern literature, including his notable works The Crimson Petal and the White (2002) and Under the Skin (2000). The latter was adapted into a film by Jonathan Glazer, starring Scarlett Johansson. His literary repertoire extends to young adult fiction with D: A Tale of Two Worlds, published in 2020, and non-fiction with Listen: On Music, Sound and Us, released in October 2023.

Faber was born in The Hague, Netherlands, and emigrated with his family to Australia in 1967. He spent his formative years in the Melbourne suburbs of Boronia and Bayswater, where he attended primary and secondary schools. Pursuing higher education, he studied at the University of Melbourne, focusing on Dutch, philosophy, rhetoric, English language, and English literature, graduating in 1980. Before establishing his writing career, Faber worked various casual jobs and as a cleaner, eventually training as a nurse at Marrickville and Western Suburbs hospitals in Sydney, where he worked until the mid-1990s.

In 1993, Faber, along with his family and second wife, settled in Scotland, where he continues to reside and create his literary works.