John Berger
1926
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2017
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United Kingdom, France
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Chelsea College of Art and Design, Central School of Art and Design, St Edward's School
occupation: screenwriter, art historian, painter, novelist, journalist, poet, critic, opinion journalist, art critic, writer
award received: James Tait Black Memorial Prize, Groeneveld Award, Booker Prize, Scott Moncrieff Prize
official website: www.johnberger.org
John Peter Berger ( BUR-jər; 5 November 1926 – 2 January 2017) was an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. His novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize, and his essay on art criticism Ways of Seeing, written as an accompaniment to the BBC series of the same name, was influential. He lived in France for over fifty years. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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