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Lisa Appignanesi

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British-Canadian writer, novelist, and campaigner for free expression

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Lisa Appignanesi is a British-Canadian writer, novelist, and campaigner for free expression. Until 2021, she was the Chair of the Royal Society of Literature, and is a former President of English PEN and Chair of the Freud Museum London. She chaired the 2017 Man Booker International Prize won by Olga Tokarczuk.

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Olga Tokarczuk and Jennifer Croft with Lisa Appignanesi, chair of the judges for the 2018 Man Booker International Prize.Olga Tokarczuk and Jennifer Croft with Lisa Appignanesi, chair of the judges for the 2018 Man Booker International Prize.

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2015Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
2012Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

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Lisa Appignanesi is a British-Canadian writer, novelist, and campaigner for free expression. Until 2021, she was the Chair of the Royal Society of Literature, and is a former President of English PEN and Chair of the Freud Museum London. She chaired the 2017 Man Booker International Prize won by Olga Tokarczuk. She is a founding editor of the website EXPeditions and chair of its editorial advisory board.

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Canada
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Born 1946 · age 80
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