Peter Ackroyd

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Peter Ackroyd

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).

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