Jeanette Winterson

Jeanette Winterson (born 1959) is a British writer, screenwriter and novelist.

Overview

Born at Manchester in 1959.

In detail

Jeanette Winterson studied at St Catherine's College and Accrington and Rossendale College. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is television screenwriting, literary activity and creative writing. Thomas Malory, T. S. Eliot and Virginia Woolf are recorded as an influence.

Places of work recorded in the authority are London. Residence is recorded at Manchester.

Works named in the authority record are Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Sexing the Cherry, Gut Symmetries, The World and Other Places, The Stone Gods and Art Objects: Essays on Ecstasy and Effrontery.

Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Order of the British Empire, John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, E. M. Forster Award and British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Jeanette Winterson”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q233584: Jeanette Winterson

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