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Anita Brookner was an English novelist and art historian. She was Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Cambridge from 1967 to 1968 and was the first woman to hold this visiting professorship. She was awarded the 1984 Booker–McConnell Prize for her novel Hotel du Lac.



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✵ 16. July 1928 – 10. March 2016

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A Start in Life
A Start in Life
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Hotel du Lac
Hotel du Lac
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