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   Muriel Spark. Dame Muriel Sarah Spark DBE FRSE FRSL ( née Camberg; 1 February 1918 – 13 April 2006) [1] was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist. Life. Muriel Camberg was born in the Bruntsfield area of Edinburgh, the daughter of Bernard Camberg, an engineer, and Sarah Elizabeth Maud (née Uezzell).

   • Alma mater: Heriot-Watt College
   • Resting place: Cemetery of Sant'Andrea Apostolo, Civitella in Val di Chiana

   • Children: Samuel Robin

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Muriel-SparkMuriel Spark | Biography, Books, & Facts | Britannica

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   Apr 9, 2024 · Muriel Spark, British writer best known for the satire and wit with which the serious themes of her novels are presented. Among her best-known works are The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Memento Mori, The Mandelbaum Gate, and The Driver’s Seat.

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4. thebookerprizes.com › the-booker-library › featuresWhere to start with Muriel Spark: a guide to her best novels

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   Aug 7, 2023 · Muriel Spark was a writer of 22 novels, varied in subject matter and style, but unified by her vision of the human spirit. This guide suggests which one to read first, depending on your mood and interest, from The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie to The Driver's Seat. Learn more about her life, humour and themes.

5. www.poetryfoundation.org › poets › muriel-sparkMuriel Spark | Poetry Foundation

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   Scottish poet, essayist, and novelist Muriel Spark (1918–2006) was known for her spare, witty, and powerful poetry and her 22 novels, including The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and The Girls of Slender Means. She also wrote short stories, nonfiction, and critical studies of literature. Learn more about her life, works, awards, and legacy.

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   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Muriel Spark (born February 1, 1918, Edinburgh, Scotland—died April 13, 2006, Florence, Italy) was a British writer best known for the satire and wit with which the serious themes of her novels are presented.

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   Where did Muriel Spark live?

   • Muriel Spark died in Tuscany, Italy, in 2006. Born Muriel Sarah Camberg in Edinburgh on February 1, 1918, Muriel Spark studied at James Gillespie’s School for Girls and Heriot Watt College, both in Edinburgh. From 1937 to1944 she lived in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Her 1937 marriage to S. O. Spark was eventually dissolved.

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   When did Muriel Spark die?

   • Considered one of the most tantalizing writers of her generation, she was made a Dame of the Order of the British Empire in 1993 and received the David Cohen British Literature Prize in 1997. Muriel Spark died in Tuscany, Italy, in 2006.

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   Who was Dame Muriel Spark?

   • Dame Muriel Spark was born in Edinburgh in 1918. On leaving school, she studied précis writing at Heriot Watt College while teaching in a private school, later finding employment as a personal secretary. In 1937, she went to Southern Rhodesia to marry, returning to England in 1944 after her divorce.

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7. literature.britishcouncil.org › writer › muriel-sparkDame Muriel Spark - Literature - British Council

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   A biography of the Scottish writer Dame Muriel Spark, who wrote novels, poetry, non-fiction and children's books. Learn about her life, works, awards and influences, from her early career as a poet and biographer to her later achievements as a fiction writer.

   • Place Of Birth: Edinburgh

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   A biography of Muriel Spark, a Scottish-Jewish novelist who converted to Catholicism and wrote twenty-one novels, including The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Learn about her early life, literary influences, themes, and legacy.

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10. www.theguardian.com › news › 2006Dame Muriel Spark | Books | The Guardian

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    Apr 17, 2006 · Mon 17 Apr 2006 07.38 EDT. All the great heroines created by Dame Muriel Spark, who has died in Florence aged 88, enunciate with the unmistakable, perfectly pitched voice of She Who Can Do No...