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Anita Brookner
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Anita Brookner was a British writer, art historian, novelist, and university teacher. She was educated at King's College London and worked as a university teacher at the University of Reading and the Courtauld Institute of Art. Her field of work included belletristic literature, art history, and French art. She wrote in English, which was also her native language.
Brookner received the Booker Prize and was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. She was also nominated for the Booker Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Her notable works include *A Private View*, *Falling Slowly*, *Latecomers*, *Ḥayim ḳetsarim*, and *Vidas breves*. Her archives are held at the Harry Ransom Center. She was born in 1928 and died in London in 2016.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Anita Brookner is referenced by 234 other articles, and connects out to University of Cambridge, Order of the British Empire and Murray Edwards College.
Vinony files it under 1928 births, 2016 deaths and 20th-century English novelists.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 26
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1928-07-16 ) 16 July 1928, Herne Hill , London, England
- Died
- 10 March 2016 (2016-03-10) (aged 87), London, England
- Occupation
- Art historian novelist
- Alma mater
- King's College London
- Period
- 1981–2011
- Genre
- Drama
- Notable work
- Hotel du Lac
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Anita
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Herne Hill
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- King's College London
- Employer
- Courtauld Institute of Art
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- French art
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- date of birth
- 1928-07-16
- nominated for
- Booker Prize
- date of death
- 2016-03-10
- archives at
- Harry Ransom Center
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
Anita Brookner (16 July 1928 – 10 March 2016) was an English novelist and art historian. She was Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Cambridge from 1967 to 1968 and was the first woman to hold this visiting professorship. She was awarded the 1984 Booker–McConnell Prize for her novel Hotel du Lac.
Life and education
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