P. D. James
English crime writer (1920-2014) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 94
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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2014Died27 November 20142010Anthony AwardAwardNick Clarke AwardAward2002Bodley MedalAward1999The Grand MasterAward1993Riverton International Honour PrizeAward1988Grand Prix de Littérature PolicièreAward1987Cartier Diamond DaggerAward1983Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward1920Born3 August 1920
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United Kingdom
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Deceased
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Lived 1920 to 2014 · aged 94
