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A. S. Byatt

British writer (1936-2023) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 87

Dame Antonia Susan Duffy, known professionally by her former married name, A. S. Byatt, was an English critic, novelist, poet and short-story writer. Her books have been translated into more than thirty languages.

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2023Died16 November 20232016Erasmus PrizeAward2010Honorary doctor of Leiden UniversityAwardJames Tait Black Memorial PrizeAward2003O. Henry AwardAward1999Dame Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward1998Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult LiteratureAward1990Booker PrizeAwardCommander of the Order of the British EmpireAward1983Fellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureAward1936Born24 August 1936

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Erasmus Prize2016
James Tait Black Memorial Prize2010
Honorary doctor of Leiden University2010
O. Henry Award2003
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire1999
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature1998
Booker Prize1990
Commander of the Order of the British Empire1990
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature1983
Honorary Fellow of the British Academy

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1936 to 2023 · aged 87

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