Elizabeth Bowen

Elizabeth Bowen

Elizabeth Bowen was born in Dublin on June 7th, 1899 and passed away at the age of 73 on February 22nd, 1973.

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Elizabeth Bowen Stats: The most read book by Elizabeth Bowen on Book Notification is The Death of the Heart, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Elizabeth Bowen books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Hotel
1927
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2
The Last September
1929
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3
Friends and Relations
1931
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4
To the North
1932
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5
The House in Paris
1935
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6
The Death of the Heart
1938
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7
The Heat of the Day
1948
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8
A World of Love
1955
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9
The Little Girls
1963
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10
The Good Tiger
1965
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11
Eva Trout
1968
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Encounters
1923
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2
Ann Lee's and Other Stories
1926
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3
The Cat Jumps and Other Stories
1934
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4
Look at All Those Roses
1941
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5
Ivy Gripped the Steps and Other Stories
1946
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6
Selected Stories
1946
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7
A Day in the Dark and Other Stories
1965
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8
The Demon Lover and Other Stories
1966
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9
Joining Charles and Other Stories
1971
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10
The Collected Stories
1981
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11
The Bazaar and Other Stories
2008
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12
Elizabeth Bowen's Selected Irish Writings
2011
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List of Plays in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Anthony Trollope: A New Judgement
1946
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Seven Winters
1942
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2
Bowen's Court
1942
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3
English Novelists
1946
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4
Collected impressions
1950
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5
The Shelbourne / The Shelbourne Hotel
1951
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6
Afterthought
1962
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7
Pictures and Conversations
1975
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8
Why Do I Write? (With: Graham Greene, V.S. Pritchett)
1975
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9
The Heritage of British Literature (With: Anthony Burgess)
1983
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10
The Mulberry Tree
1987
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11
A Time in Rome
1990
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12
Selected Letters of Elizabeth Bowen
2006
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13
People, Places, Things
2008
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14
The Weight of a World of Feeling
2016
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List of Elizabeth Bowen Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Consequences, A Complete Story in the Manner of an Old Parlour Game
1932
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2
Stories for the Dead of Night
1957
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3
Women Writing
1979
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4
65 Great Spine Chillers
1982
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5
Early Sorrow: Ten Stories of Youth
1986
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6
The Penguin Book of Modern British Short Stories
1987
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7
The Virago Book of Ghost Stories
1987
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8
Great Irish Detective Stories
1993
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9
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women
1995
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10
London Stories
2013
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11
The Long Gaze Back
2015
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12
Stories for Winter: And Nights by the Fire
2023
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13
A Different Sound
2024
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Elizabeth Bowen

Elizabeth Bowen was born on June 7th, 1899. Elizabeth passed away February 22nd, 1973 at 73 years old. Elizabeth Bowen was born in Dublin.

Elizabeth Bowen is probably best known for their Non-Fiction Books. There are currently 14 books available. The first was released in 1942 with the book Seven Winters. The most recently released book was The Weight of a World of Feeling which was released in 2016.

Elizabeth Bowen also wrote the Short Story Collections series which has 12 books including Encounters and Ann Lee's and Other Stories.

Elizabeth Bowen: Awards & Accolades

Bowen's book, The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1996.

Elizabeth Bowen books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Eva Trout was nominated for the Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 1970. The Collected Stories was nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Fiction, in 1981.

Related Authors

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  1. Ann Patchett, author of the novel: The Dutch House.
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  3. Jacqueline Winspear, author of the Maisie Dobbs Series.
  4. Jeffrey Archer, author of The Clifton Chronicles Series.
  5. Tana French, author of the Dublin Murder Squad Series.

Elizabeth Bowen: F.A.Q

When was Elizabeth Bowen Born?

Elizabeth Bowen was born on June 7th, 1899.

When did Elizabeth Bowen die?

Elizabeth Bowen died on February 22nd, 1973 at 73 years old.

Where was Elizabeth Bowen Born?

Elizabeth Bowen was born in Dublin, .

What book awards has Elizabeth Bowen won?

Bowen's book, The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women won the award World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1996.

What was the first book Elizabeth Bowen wrote?

The first book written by Elizabeth Bowen was Encounters, published in 1923.

What was the most recent book Elizabeth Bowen wrote?

Their most recently released work was The Weight of a World of Feeling on November 15th, 2016.

How many books has Elizabeth Bowen written?

Elizabeth Bowen has written 38 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 11 Standalone Novels, 12 books in the Short Story Collections, 1 book in the Play, 14 books in the Non-Fiction Books.

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