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Diana Athill

British literary editor, novelist, memoirist (1917-2019) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 101

Diana Athill was a British literary editor, novelist and memoirist who worked with some of the greatest writers of the 20th century at the London-based publishing company André Deutsch Ltd.

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National Book Critics Circle Award for Memoir and Autobiography2009
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 2019 · aged 101