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Muriel Spark
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Scottish novelist and writer (1918–2006)
OverviewAI-generated
Muriel Sarah Spark (1918–2006) was a Scottish writer, poet, novelist, and playwright. Born in Edinburgh and a citizen of the United Kingdom, she was educated at Heriot-Watt University. Her writing career began in 1957. She is recognized for her novel *The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie*. Spark was a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Royal Society of Literature.
She received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the David Cohen Prize, and the Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Spark identified as a member of the Catholic Church and spoke English. Her archives are held at the National Library of Scotland. She died in Florence.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1918
- Died
- 2006
- Works
- 144
Top works
- Territorial Rights (The Collected Muriel Spark Novels)
- John Masefield
- Prentice Hall Literature--The British Edition--Volume II
- Prentice Hall Literature - Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes - The British Tradition
- The Penguin Book of Horror Stories
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Key facts
- Born
- Muriel Sarah Camberg , ( 1918-02-01 ) 1 February 1918, Edinburgh , Scotland
- Died
- 13 April 2006 (2006-04-13) (aged 88), Oliveto , Tuscany, Italy
- Resting place
- Cemetery of Sant'Andrea Apostolo, Civitella in Val di Chiana
- Occupation
- Novelist short story writer poet essayist
- Language
- English
- Alma mater
- Heriot-Watt College
- Notable works
- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie The Mandelbaum Gate The Driver's Seat Memento Mori
- Spouse
- Sidney Oswald Spark ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1937 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 1940 )
- Children
- Samuel Robin Spark
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sarah
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Edinburgh
- Place of death
- Florence
- Occupation
- biographer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Field of work
- poetry
- Official website
- www.murielspark.com
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- member of
- Royal Society of Literature
- date of birth
- 1918-02-01
- date of death
- 2006-04-13
- Commons category
- Muriel Spark
- ethnic group
- Scottish people
- start of work period
- 1957-00-00
- archives at
- National Library of Scotland
- name in native language
- Muriel Sarah Spark
- writing language
- English language
- nominated for
- Booker Prize
- influenced by
- Walter Scott
- birth name
- Muriel Sarah Camberg
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Encyclopedic overview
Dame Muriel Sarah Spark (née Camberg; 1 February 1918 – 13 April 2006) was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist.
Life
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