Anita Brookner

Anita Brookner, CBE (16 July 1928 – 10 March 2016[1]) was a British award-winning novelist and art historian. She was Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Cambridge from 1967 to 1968. She was the first woman to hold this visiting professorship. She was awarded the 1984 Man Booker Prize for her novel Hotel du Lac.

Anita Brookner
Born(1928-07-16)16 July 1928
Herne Hill, London, United Kingdom
Died10 March 2016(2016-03-10) (aged 87)
OccupationArt historian & novelist
Alma materKing's College London
Period1981–2011
GenreDrama
Notable workHotel du Lac

References

  1. "Anita Brookner, Booker Prize-winning author, dies age 87, Times announces". BBC News. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

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