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John Berger
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John Peter Berger (1926–2017) was a British and French citizen who worked as a screenwriter, art historian, painter, and novelist. Born in the London Borough of Hackney, he attended St Edward's School and Chelsea College of Art and Design. During World War II, he served in the British Army. Berger was a member of the Academy of Arts, Berlin, and received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Booker Prize.
His literary output includes works such as *To Tell a Story*, *El último retrato de Goya*, *The foot of Clive*, *D'A a X*, and *A Seventh Man*. He spoke English and is the father of Jacob Berger. Berger died in Antony on 2 January 2017.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 5 Nov 1926
- Died
- 2 Jan 2017
- Works
- 380
Top works
- To Tell a Story
- El último retrato de Goya
- The foot of Clive
- D'A a X
- A Seventh Man
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Stoke Newington, London, England
John Peter Berger (/ˈbɜːrdʒər/; 5 November 1926 – 2 January 2017) was an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. His novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize, and his essay on art criticism Ways of Seeing, written as an accompaniment to the BBC series of the same name, is often used as a university text. He lived in France for over fifty years.
Known for
- 8 Poems of Emigration — Poet / Narrator (voice)2020
- The Economy of the Dead — Speaker (voice)2017
- The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger — Self2017
- The New Man — Self2016
- John Berger or The Art of Looking — Self - Subject2016
- Taşkafa, Stories of the Street — Narrator2013
- 12.Août.2002 — Self (Voice)2012
- Walter, retour en résistance — Himself2009
- Letter from Gaza2008
- Arrows of Time2007
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- John Peter Berger , ( 1926-11-05 ) 5 November 1926, London, England
- Died
- 2 January 2017 (2017-01-02) (aged 90), Antony, Hauts-de-Seine , France
- Occupation
- Novelist critic painter poet
- Language
- English
- Education
- St Edward's School, Oxford
- Alma mater
- Chelsea School of Art , Central School of Art and Design
- Genre
- Writer
- Notable awards
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize ; Booker Prize (1972)
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
- John Berger home
From Quincy, where John used to live and where now books, drawings, letters and other archives are conserved by John Berger Estate.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Berger
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- London Borough of Hackney
- Place of death
- Antony
- Child
- Jacob Berger
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- St Edward's School
- Employer
- St Mary's University, Twickenham
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- art history
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- British Army
- Official website
- www.johnbergerhome.com
- Image
- John Berger-2009 (1).jpg
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- Commons category
- John Berger
- date of birth
- 1926-11-05
- member of
- Academy of Arts, Berlin
- described by source
- UbuWeb
- date of death
- 2017-01-02
- Commons Creator page
- John Berger
- name in native language
- John Peter Berger
- birth name
- John Peter Berger
- archives at
- British Library
- start of work period
- 1948-01-01
- end of work period
- 2016-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- nominated for
- Booker Prize
- P12674
- Abhisheka
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Encyclopedic overview
John Peter Berger (/ˈbɜːrdʒər/ BUR-jər; 5 November 1926 – 2 January 2017) was an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. His novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize. His essay on art criticism Ways of Seeing, written as an accompaniment to the BBC series of the same name, is hugely culturally influential and continues to be widely read today. He lived in France for over fifty years.
Early life
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