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Muriel Spark

Scottish novelist and writer (1918-2006) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 88

Dame Muriel Sarah Spark was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist.

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2010Lost Man Booker PrizeAward2006Died13 April 20061998Golden PEN AwardAward1997David Cohen PrizeAward1996Commandeur des Arts et des LettresAward1993Dame Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward1987Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-FictionAwardSaltire AwardsAward1967Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward1965James Tait Black Memorial PrizeAward1918Born1 February 1918

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Lost Man Booker Prize2010
Golden PEN Award1998
David Cohen Prize1997
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres1996
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire1993
Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction1987
Saltire Awards1987
Officer of the Order of the British Empire1967
James Tait Black Memorial Prize1965
Honorary Doctor of the University of Aberdeen
Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1918 to 2006 · aged 88

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