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Penelope Lively
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British novelist (born 1933)
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Penelope Lively is a British writer, novelist, and children's author who began her work period in 1970. She is a member of the Royal Society of Literature and has been recognized in the Booker Prize collection. Her notable works include *Moon Tiger*, *ha-Tatslum*, *Disastrous Dog*, *Good night, sleep tight*, *En busca de una patria*, and *City of the mind*. She writes in the English language and is associated with the genres of children's literature and fantasy.
Born in Cairo in 1933, Lively resides in London. She was educated at St Anne's College and has two children. Her archives and personal library are held at the Harry Ransom Center. She has received the Carnegie Medal and the Booker Prize, and has been nominated for the latter. Her works have been cataloged with a count of 171 entries.
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Penelope Lively is indexed among the 116 entries in Vinony's Booker Prize collection.
Within Vinony's link graph, Penelope Lively is referenced by 249 other articles, and connects out to Order of the British Empire, Costa Book Awards and children's literature.
It sits within the topics 1933 births, 20th-century British novelists and 20th-century British women novelists.
Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1933
- Works
- 171
Top works
- ha-Tatslum
- Disastrous Dog
- Good night, sleep tight
- En busca de una patria
- City of the mind
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Penelope
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Cairo
- Occupation
- novelist
- Educated at
- St Anne's College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- fantasy
- Official website
- penelopelively.co.uk
- Image
- Penelope Lively.JPG
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- London
Show 11 more facts
- date of birth
- 1933-03-17
- member of
- Royal Society of Literature
- nominated for
- Booker Prize
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1970-00-00
- floruit
- 1987-01-01
- archives at
- Harry Ransom Center
- Commons category
- Penelope Lively
- name in native language
- Penelope Lively
- personal library at
- Harry Ransom Center
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