Dame Antonia Susan Duffy, known professionally by her former married name, A. S. Byatt, was an English critic, novelist, poet and short-story writer. Her books have been translated into more than thirty languages. After attending the University of Cambridge, she married in 1959 and moved to Durham. Wikipedia
Born: August 24, 1936, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Died: November 16, 2023 (age 87 years), London, United Kingdom
Spouse: Peter John Duffy (m. 1969), Ian Byatt (m. 1959–1969)
Awards: Booker Prize, Erasmus Prize, Shakespeare Prize · See more
Siblings: Margaret Drabble, Helen Langdon, RIchard Drabble
Born: August 24, 1936, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Died: November 16, 2023 (age 87 years), London, United Kingdom
Spouse: Peter John Duffy (m. 1969), Ian Byatt (m. 1959–1969)
Awards: Booker Prize, Erasmus Prize, Shakespeare Prize · See more
Siblings: Margaret Drabble, Helen Langdon, RIchard Drabble
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I have never been able to read Agatha Christie - the pleasure is purely in the puzzle, and the reader is toyed with by someone who didn't decide herself who the killer was until the end of the writing.I have never been able to read Agatha Christie - the pleasure is purely in the puzzle, and the reader is toyed with by someone who didn't decide herself who the killer was until the end of the writing.0 Reacties 0 aandelen 3K Views 0 voorbeeldPlease log in to like, share and comment!
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Why do we take pleasure in gruesome death, neatly packaged as a puzzle to which we may find a satisfactory solution through clues - or if we are not clever enough, have it revealed by the all-powerful tale-teller at the end of the book? It is something to do with being reduced to, and comforted by, playing by the rules.Why do we take pleasure in gruesome death, neatly packaged as a puzzle to which we may find a satisfactory solution through clues - or if we are not clever enough, have it revealed by the all-powerful tale-teller at the end of the book? It is something to do with being reduced to, and comforted by, playing by the rules.0 Reacties 0 aandelen 3K Views 0 voorbeeld
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I don't think it is an easy thing to write and expect to be commercial, even if you are from Venus and a hermaphrodite.I don't think it is an easy thing to write and expect to be commercial, even if you are from Venus and a hermaphrodite.0 Reacties 0 aandelen 3K Views 0 voorbeeld
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America is full of readers of all different sorts who love books in many different ways, and I keep meeting them. And I think editors should look after them, and make less effort to please people who don't actually like books.America is full of readers of all different sorts who love books in many different ways, and I keep meeting them. And I think editors should look after them, and make less effort to please people who don't actually like books.0 Reacties 0 aandelen 3K Views 0 voorbeeld
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I like to write about painting because I think visually. I see my writing as blocks of color before it forms itself. I think I also care about painting because I'm not musical. Painting to me is not a metaphor for writing, but something people do that can never be reduced to words.I like to write about painting because I think visually. I see my writing as blocks of color before it forms itself. I think I also care about painting because I'm not musical. Painting to me is not a metaphor for writing, but something people do that can never be reduced to words.0 Reacties 0 aandelen 3K Views 0 voorbeeld
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I hated being a novelist when I was 20 - I had nothing to write about.I hated being a novelist when I was 20 - I had nothing to write about.0 Reacties 0 aandelen 3K Views 0 voorbeeld
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I am suspicious of writers who go looking for issues to address. Writers are neither preachers nor journalists. Journalists know much more than most writers about what's going on in the world. And if you want to change things, you do journalism.I am suspicious of writers who go looking for issues to address. Writers are neither preachers nor journalists. Journalists know much more than most writers about what's going on in the world. And if you want to change things, you do journalism.0 Reacties 0 aandelen 3K Views 0 voorbeeld
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One of the reasons I've gotten so attached to talking to scientists is that... they know there is a reality.One of the reasons I've gotten so attached to talking to scientists is that... they know there is a reality.0 Reacties 0 aandelen 3K Views 0 voorbeeld
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I have a dreadful fear that the more you try to prevent revealing the self, the more you do.I have a dreadful fear that the more you try to prevent revealing the self, the more you do.0 Reacties 0 aandelen 3K Views 0 voorbeeld
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I sort of mind living in a time when most of the literature is terribly personal. I suppose it's because I grew up on a love of history, philosophy, science and religion, but not to think too much about yourself.I sort of mind living in a time when most of the literature is terribly personal. I suppose it's because I grew up on a love of history, philosophy, science and religion, but not to think too much about yourself.0 Reacties 0 aandelen 3K Views 0 voorbeeld
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I like feeling my way into different minds and experiences. It comes naturally and always has.I like feeling my way into different minds and experiences. It comes naturally and always has.0 Reacties 0 aandelen 3K Views 0 voorbeeld
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You learn a lot about love before you ever get there. You learn at least as much about love from books as you do from watching your parents.You learn a lot about love before you ever get there. You learn at least as much about love from books as you do from watching your parents.0 Reacties 0 aandelen 3K Views 0 voorbeeld
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