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Beryl Bainbridge

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English writer (1932-2010)

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Dame Beryl Margaret Bainbridge 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.

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2003David Cohen Prize
2001honorary doctorate
2000Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1998James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1978Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

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Dame Beryl Margaret Bainbridge 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".

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United Kingdom
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Writers
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Writer / Author
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deceased
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Lived 1932 to 2010 · aged 77
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25 languages

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