A.S. Byatt
A.S. Byatt (Antonia Susan Drabble) was born on August 24th, 1936. A.S. passed away November 16th, 2023 at 87 years old. A.S. Byatt was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. Byatt attended Newnham College, Cambridge where she received a BA with Honours.
A.S. Byatt was the author of the A.S. Byatt Collections series which consists of 9 novels. The A.S. Byatt Collections series started in 1987 with the novel Sugar and Other Stories. The most recently released novel in the A.S. Byatt Collections series was Medusa's Ankles which was released in 2021. There are no upcoming novels for the A.S. Byatt Collections series.
A.S. Byatt (Antonia Susan Drabble) also wrote the Non-Fiction Books series which has 8 books including Degrees of Freedom and Unruly Times.
A.S. Byatt has a sister who is also an author, Margaret Drabble. A.S. Byatt has co-authored the novel with .
A.S. Byatt: Awards & Accolades
Byatt's books have won multiple awards, Possession won the Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 1990. The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye won the Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Adult Literature, in 1998. The New Uncanny won the Shirley Jackson Award, Best Anthology, in 2008.
A.S. Byatt books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Cold was nominated for the World Fantasy Award, Novella, in 1999. Elementals was nominated for the Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Adult Literature, in 2000. Little Black Book of Stories was nominated for the Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction, in 2004. The Children's Book was nominated for the Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 2009 as well as the Goodreads Awards - Best Fiction in 2009.
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A.S. Byatt: F.A.Q
When was A.S. Byatt Born?
A.S. Byatt was born on August 24th, 1936.
When did A.S. Byatt die?
A.S. Byatt died on November 16th, 2023 at 87 years old.
Where was A.S. Byatt Born?
A.S. Byatt was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
What book awards has A.S. Byatt won?
What was the first book A.S. Byatt wrote?
The first book written by A.S. Byatt was Degrees of Freedom, published in 1965.
What was the most recent book A.S. Byatt wrote?
Her most recently released work was Medusa's Ankles on May 13th, 2021.
How many books has A.S. Byatt written?
A.S. Byatt has written 30 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 4 books in The Frederica Quartet Series, 6 Standalone Novels, 3 Short Stories/Novellas, 9 books in the Collections, 8 books in the Non-Fiction Books.