Anita Brookner

Anita Brookner

July 16, 1928 – March 10, 2016
Place of Birth: Herne Hill, London, England

Anita Brookner (16 July 1928 – 10 March 2016) was an English award-winning 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 Man Booker Prize for her novel Hotel du Lac.