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Noted biographer, novelist and critic. Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award ('The Last Testament of [[Oscar Wilde]]' (1984)) and two Whitbread Awards ('Hawksmoor' (1985) and 'T.S. Elliot' (1984)), among other awards. Other notable biographies include [[William Shakespeare]], Dickens, and Blake. Author of the book 'Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day' (2017). | Noted biographer, novelist and critic. Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award ('The Last Testament of [[Oscar Wilde]]' (1984)) and two Whitbread Awards ('Hawksmoor' (1985) and 'T.S. Elliot' (1984)), among other awards. Other notable biographies include [[William Shakespeare]], Dickens, and Blake. Author of the book 'Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day' (2017). | ||
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| + | * [[Prominent Biographers Who are LGBTQ]] | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Revision as of 18:40, 21 August 2018
Contents
Country
Great Britain
Birth - Death
1949 -
Occupation
Writer
Notable Achievements
CBE, FRSL
Description
Noted biographer, novelist and critic. Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award ('The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde' (1984)) and two Whitbread Awards ('Hawksmoor' (1985) and 'T.S. Elliot' (1984)), among other awards. Other notable biographies include William Shakespeare, Dickens, and Blake. Author of the book 'Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day' (2017).
