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Biography of A. S. Byatt
24. Aug 1936 – 16. Nov 2023(87 years)Died in:London, Kingdom of Wessex
British writer
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Biography
Children
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Awards(10)
Dame Commander of the Order of the British EmpireJames Tait Black Memorial PrizeErasmus PrizeBooker PrizeO. Henry AwardHonorary Fellow of the British AcademyFellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureHonorary doctor of Leiden UniversityCommander of the Order of the British EmpireMythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature
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Ian Byatt
A. S. Byatt (* 24. August 1936 in Sheffield; † 16. November 2023 in London) was a british writer. She was 87 years old. She was married to Ian Byatt. She had 4 children. Her education included Somerville College, Bryn Mawr College, Newnham College, Sheffield High School for Girls and The Mount School (York). She received 10 awards, including Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
Life Events
12 Events1936
Born in Sheffield, England
1959
Married Ian Byatt
until 1969
1983
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
1990
Booker Prize
Possession
1990
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1998
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye: Five Fairy Stories
1999
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
2003
O. Henry Award
2010
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
2010
Honorary doctor of Leiden University
2016
Erasmus Prize
2023