Anna Kavan
Anna Kavan | |
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Portrait from the 1950s | |
| Born | Helen Emily Woods 10 April 1901 Cannes, France |
| Died | 5 December 1968 (aged 67) London, England |
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| Notable works | Ice |
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| Children | 2 |
Anna Kavan (born Helen Emily Woods; 10 April 1901 – 5 December 1968) was a British novelist, short story writer and painter. Originally publishing under her first married name, Helen Ferguson, she adopted the name Anna Kavan in 1939 as both her pen name and her legal identity. She is most well-known for her 1967 novel, Ice, published just a year before her death.