novelist

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Recently unearthed writings from the novelist and former fellow of the University of Oxford Dame Iris Murdoch will be among the topics of an upcoming free humanities festival.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

At the end of his book, Mr. Currey regrets not having the space to discuss even more artists, mentioning the choreographer Pina Bausch, the novelist John O’Hara, the playwright Aphra Behn and others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The novelist Christopher Isherwood had a modest inheritance; Gertrude Stein a larger one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Guests in attendance included the actress Sigourney Weaver and the poet and novelist Sir Ben Okri.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

I explained that it was entirely my fault the rehearsals fell apart, because halfway through I had decided to become a novelist.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan