Difference between revisions of "Peter Ackroyd"
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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. | + | 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. |
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| + | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
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| + | * http://literature.britishcouncil.org/peter-ackroyd | ||
| + | * http://www.theguardian.com/books/2005/sep/04/biography.peterackroyd | ||
| + | * http://www.newstatesman.com/2014/04/tears-clown | ||
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Revision as of 19:57, 12 August 2014
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.
