Beryl Bainbridge
1932
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2010
genre: novel
country of citizenship: United Kingdom
languages spoken, written or signed: English
occupation: actor, screenwriter, novelist, writer, artist, theatre critic
award received: Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, James Tait Black Memorial Prize, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, David Cohen Prize
position held: Booker Prize judge
Dame Beryl Margaret Bainbridge (21 November 1932 – 2 July 2010) was an English writer. She was primarily known for her works of psychological fiction, often macabre tales set among the English working class. She won the Whitbread Awards prize for best novel in 1977 and 1996, and was nominated five times for the Booker Prize. She was described in 2007 as a national treasure. In 2008, The Times named Bainbridge on their list of the "50 greatest British writers since 1945". Source: Wikipedia (en)
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