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P. D. James

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English crime writer (1920-2014)

United KingdomWritersLived 1920 to 2014 · aged 94
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Languages30
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Phyllis Dorothy James White, Baroness James of Holland Park, known professionally as P. D. James, was an English novelist and life peer. Her rise to fame came with her series of detective novels featuring the police commander and poet, Adam Dalgliesh.

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58 Holland Park Avenue, London W11 where PD James lived from 1984 to 201258 Holland Park Avenue, London W11 where PD James lived from 1984 to 2012Blue plaque at 58 Holland Park AvenueBlue plaque at 58 Holland Park AvenueJames in 2013James in 2013

Awards 10

2010Nick Clarke Award
2010Anthony Award
2002Bodley Medal
1999The Grand Master
1993Riverton International Honour Prize
1988Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
1987Cartier Diamond Dagger
1983Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts

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About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 2014 · aged 94
Written about in
30 languages

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