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Elizabeth Bowen
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Anglo-Irish novelist and diarist (1899–1973)
OverviewAI-generated
Elizabeth Bowen was a female writer, novelist, and short story writer born in Dublin in 1899. She was educated at the University of Oxford and held citizenship in the Republic of Ireland. Bowen wrote in English and began her work period in 1923. Her notable works include The Last September and The Death of the Heart. She also used the pseudonyms Bitha, Bitha Bowen, Elizabeth Bowen Cameron, and Dorothea Cole.
Bowen received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Booker Prize. She died of lung cancer, a natural cause, in London in 1973. Her remains are buried in Cork. Her archives are held at the Harry Ransom Center and the Library of Trinity College Dublin.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 64
Top works
- The Reader's Digest Book of Christmas by Various (1991-11-03)
- Das Haus in Paris
- to the north
- joining charles
- Stories
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Key facts
- Born
- Elizabeth Dorothea Cole Bowen , ( 1899-06-07 ) 7 June 1899, Dublin , Ireland
- Died
- 22 February 1973 (1973-02-22) (aged 73), London , England
- Resting place
- Saint Colman's Church, Farahy
- Language
- English
- Notable works
- The Last September (1929), The House in Paris (1936), The Death of the Heart (1938), The Heat of the Day (1949), Eva Trout (1968)
- Spouse
- Alan Cameron ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1923 ; died 1952 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elizabeth
- Family name
- Bowen
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Dublin
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- short story writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Elizabeth Bowen (cropped).png
Show 13 more facts
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- date of birth
- 1899-06-07
- date of death
- 1973-02-22
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Booker Prize
- place of burial
- Cork
- Commons category
- Elizabeth Bowen
- sexual orientation
- bisexuality
- start of work period
- 1923-00-00
- archives at
- Library of Trinity College Dublin
- pseudonym
- Dorothea Cole
- name in native language
- Elizabeth Bowen
- medical condition
- stuttering
Sources (10)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Elizabeth Bowen, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Elizabeth Dorothea Cole Bowen CBE (/ˈboʊən/ BOH-ən; 7 June 1899 – 22 February 1973) was an Anglo-Irish novelist and short story writer notable for her books about "the Big House" of Irish landed Protestants as well as her fiction about life in wartime London.
In 1958, she was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature by Russian-American linguist Roman Jakobson.
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