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Dame Penelope Margaret Lively DBE FRSL (née Low; born 17 March 1933) is a British writer of fiction for both children and adults. Lively has won both the Booker Prize (Moon Tiger, 1987) and the Carnegie Medal for British children's books (The Ghost of Thomas Kempe, 1973).
Learn about the life and works of Penelope Lively, a prize-winning novelist and short-story writer for adults and children. Explore her latest collection of stories, Metamorphosis, and her other books, from Moon Tiger to Family Album.
Penelope Lively, British writer of well-plotted novels and short stories that stress the significance of memory and historical continuity. She won the Booker Prize for Moon Tiger. Other notable novels included The Road to Lichfield and Treasures of Time. Learn more about her life and career.
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Mar 16, 2023 · Watch an exclusive video interview with the 1987 Booker Prize winner, Penelope Lively, who talks about her novel Moon Tiger, her childhood in Egypt, and writing for children. Learn how she created a heroine who was ahead of her time and how she felt about winning the prestigious award.
May 4, 2017 · The British novelist Penelope Lively is fascinated by contingency — the idea that an entire life is shaped by small decisions that seem inconsequential at the time.
Mar 16, 2023 · In this exclusive video interview, Penelope Lively talks about winning the Booker for Moon Tiger, how the book’s heroine was decades ahead of her time, growing up in Egypt - and the...
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Penelope Lively is the author of many prize-winning novels and short-story collections for both adults and children. She has twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize: once in 1977 for her first novel, The Road to Lichfield, and again in 1984 for According to Mark.
