Peter Ackroyd
English author · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1949 · age 77
Peter Ackroyd is an English novelist, biographer and critic with a specialist interest in the history and culture of London. He is noted for his "technically innovative novels", the volume of work he has produced, the range of styles therein, his skill at assuming different voices, and the depth of his research.
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2003Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward1998James Tait Black Memorial PrizeAward1984Fellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureAwardHeinemann AwardAwardSomerset Maugham AwardAward1949Born5 October 1949
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Born 1949 · age 77
