A S Byatt
A.S. Byatt (1936-2023) was a novelist, short-story writer and critic of international renown. Her novels include Possession (winner of the Booker Prize 1990), the Frederica Quartet and The Children's Book , which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction. She was appointed CBE in 1990 and DBE in 1999, and was awarded the Erasmus Prize 2016 for her 'inspiring contribution to life writing' and the Pak Kyongni Prize 2017. In 2018 she received the...See more
A.S. Byatt (1936-2023) was a novelist, short-story writer and critic of international renown. Her novels include Possession (winner of the Booker Prize 1990), the Frederica Quartet and The Children's Book , which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction. She was appointed CBE in 1990 and DBE in 1999, and was awarded the Erasmus Prize 2016 for her 'inspiring contribution to life writing' and the Pak Kyongni Prize 2017. In 2018 she received the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award. See less
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A S Byatt book reviews
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Angels & Insects: Two Novellas
Not my favorite
by Maple, Dec 30, 2011
I have read everything I have been able to get from A S Byatt. This book was a dissapointment.
I couldn't get into the first novella and now I'm reading the second. Maybe it is me - but they don't ... Read More
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The Little Black Book of Stories
I loved reading this
by Maple, Dec 30, 2011
This is a good sample of her work. I enjoyed every story. Read More
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The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights
As promised
by jppelt, Jul 1, 2010
Overall, I am happy with the book. It was sent in a timely manner and as advertised. I might have not gone as far as to label the hardcover "very good" but the book is, given its 1940 print, in ... Read More
