Penelope Lively
Penelope Lively was born on March 17th, 1933 and is currently 92 years old. Penelope Lively was born in Cairo, Egypt. Lively attended St. Anne's College, Oxford.
Penelope Lively is probably best known for her Standalone Novels. There are currently 28 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1970 with the novel Astercote. The most recently released novel was How It All Began which was released in 2011. There are no upcoming standalone novels by Penelope at this time.
Penelope Lively has also written the Chapter Books series which has 11 books including Boy Without a Name and The Stained Glass Window.
Penelope was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1989, Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2001, and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2012 for services to literature.
She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Penelope Lively: Awards & Accolades
Lively's books have won multiple awards, The Ghost of Thomas Kempe won the Carnegie Medal, Literary Award, in 1973. Moon Tiger won the Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 1987.
Penelope Lively books have also been nominated for multiple awards, The Road to Lichfield was nominated for the Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 1977. According to Mark was nominated for the Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 1984. Moon Tiger was nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Fiction, in 1988. The Five Thousand and One Nights was nominated for the Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction, in 1999.
Related Authors
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- Kate Atkinson, author of the Jackson Brodie Series.
- Louise Penny, author of the Inspector Gamache Series.
- Anne Tyler, author of the novel: The Accidental Tourist.
- Ian McEwan, author of the novel: Atonement.
- Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
Penelope Lively: F.A.Q
When was Penelope Lively Born? How old is Penelope Lively?
Penelope Lively was born on March 17th, 1933. Penelope Lively is currently 92 years old.
Where was Penelope Lively Born?
Penelope Lively was born in Cairo, Egypt and is British.
What book awards has Penelope Lively won?
What was the first book Penelope Lively wrote?
The first book written by Penelope Lively was Astercote, published in 1970.
What was the most recent book Penelope Lively wrote?
Her most recently released work was Metamorphosis on October 14th, 2021.
Will there be any more books by Penelope Lively?
Penelope Lively does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
How many books has Penelope Lively written?
Penelope Lively has written 65 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 3 books in the Fanny Series, 28 Standalone Novels, 1 Short Story/Novella, 11 books in the Chapter Books, 5 books in the Picture Books, 11 books in the Collections, 6 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Gillian Cross Collections.