Penelope Fitzgerald

Also known as Penelope Mary Fitzgerald, Penelope Knox, Penelope Mary Knox

British writer and poet (1916–2000)

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It sits within the topics 1916 births, 2000 deaths and 20th-century English biographers.

Its subject is documented across 37 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Born: Penelope Mary Knox , ( 1916-12-17 ) 17 December 1916, Lincoln, England
Died: 28 April 2000 (2000-04-28) (aged 83), London, England
Occupation: Writer
Period: 20th century
Notable works: Offshore (1979) The Blue Flower (1995)
Notable awards: Booker Prize (1979) National Book Critics Circle Award (1997)
Spouse: Desmond Fitzgerald ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1941 ; died 1976 )
Parents: E. V. Knox (father), Mary Shepard (step-mother)
Relatives: Wilfred Knox (uncle) Ronald Knox (uncle) Dilly Knox (uncle) Winifred Peck (aunt)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Mary
Gender: female
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Lincoln
Place of death: London
Father: E. V. Knox
Occupation: biographer
Educated at: Somerville College
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Notable work: Offshore
Field of work: writing

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date of birth: 1916-12-17
date of death: 2000-04-28
birth name: Penelope Mary Knox
archives at: Harry Ransom Center
writing language: English language
nominated for: Booker Prize

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Encyclopedic overview

Penelope Mary Fitzgerald (17 December 1916 – 28 April 2000) was a Booker Prize-winning novelist, poet, essayist and biographer from Lincoln, England. In 2008 The Times listed her among "the 50 greatest British writers since 1945". The Observer in 2012 placed her final novel, The Blue Flower, among "the ten best historical novels". A.S. Byatt called her, "Jane Austen’s nearest heir for precision and invention."

Biography

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