Anna Kavan

Anna Kavan

April 10, 1901 – December 05, 1968
Place of Birth: Cannes, France
Place of Death: London, England

Anna Kavan (born Helen Emily Woods; 10 April 1901 – 5 December 1968) was a British novelist, short story writer and painter. Originally publishing under her first married name, Helen Ferguson, she adopted the name Anna Kavan in 1939, not only as a nom de plume but as her legal identity.