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Ruth Rendell
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ruth Grasemann, Barbara Vine, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, Ruth Barbara Grasemann, Ruth Barbara Rendell
British writer (1930-2015)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 17 February 1930
- Died
- 2 May 2015
- Works
- 502
Top works
- Country House Murders
- Der Herr des Moors
- Le-shaḳer ṿela-mut
- King Solomon's Carpet
- Crossing the Border
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Film & TV
South Woodford, Essex, England, UK
Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, CBE was an English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries. Rendell is best known for creating Chief Inspector Wexford.
Known for
- This Morning — Self1988
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Key facts
- Born
- Ruth Barbara Grasemann , ( 1930-02-17 ) 17 February 1930, Woodford , Essex, England
- Died
- 2 May 2015 (2015-05-02) (aged 85), London, England
- Pen name
- Ruth Rendell, Barbara Vine
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Genre
- Psychological thriller murder mystery
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ruth
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- author
- Political party
- Labour Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- literature
- Genre
- crime fiction
- Official website
- literature.britishcouncil.org/ruth-rendell
- Image
- Ruth Rendell, English author, NY.jpg
- Work location
- London
- Residence
- London
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- Commons category
- Ruth Rendell
- member of
- Royal Society of Literature
- influenced by
- M. R. James
- name in native language
- Ruth Rendell
- pseudonym
- Barbara Vine
- date of birth
- 1930-02-17
- date of death
- 2015-05-02
- cause of death
- stroke
- start of work period
- 1962-00-00
- P10632
- Ruth Rendell
- writing language
- English language
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, CBE (née Grasemann; 17 February 1930 – 2 May 2015) was an English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries.
Rendell is best known for creating Chief Inspector Wexford. A second string of works was a series of unrelated crime novels that explored the psychological background of criminals and their victims. This theme was developed further in a third series of novels, published under the pseudonym Barbara Vine.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ruth Rendell” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.