Pat Barker

Pat Barker (born 1943) is a British writer, novelist and screenwriter.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Patricia Mary W. Drake.

Born at Thornaby-on-Tees in 1943.

In detail

Pat Barker studied at London School of Economics and Political Science and Durham University. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is literary activity and prose. The authority associates the name with Postmodernism.

Membership is recorded of Royal Society of Literature and British Academy.

Works named in the authority record are Union Street, Blow Your House Down, The Century's Daughter, Regeneration Trilogy, Another World and Border Crossing.

Distinctions recorded are Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Booker Prize, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Best of Young British Novelists.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Pat Barker”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q61198: Pat Barker

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