Penelope Fitzgerald

Penelope Fitzgerald
Penelope Fitzgerald
Born	Penelope Mary Knox; 17 December 1916; Lincoln, England
Died	28 April 2000 (aged 83); London, England
Occupation	Writer
Period	20th century;
Notable works	Offshore (1979); The Blue Flower (1995);
Notable awards	Booker Prize (1979); National Book Critics Circle Award (1997);
Spouse	Desmond Fitzgerald (m. 1941; died 1976)
Parents	E. V. Knox (father); Mary Shepard (step-mother)
Relatives	Wilfred Knox (uncle); Ronald Knox (uncle); Dilly Knox (uncle); Winifred Peck (aunt);

Penelope Mary Fitzgerald (17 December 1916 – 28 April 2000) was a Booker Prize-winning novelist, poet, essayist and biographer from Lincoln, England. In 2008 The Times listed her among "the 50 greatest British writers since 1945". The Observer in 2012 placed her final novel, The Blue Flower, among "the ten best historical novels". A.S. Byatt called her, "Jane Austen’s nearest heir for precision and invention."

Penelope Fitzgerald

Born	Penelope Mary Knox (1916-12-17)17 December 1916 Lincoln, England
Died	28 April 2000(2000-04-28) (aged 83) London, England
Occupation	Writer
Period	20th century
Notable works	Offshore (1979) The Blue Flower (1995)
Notable awards	Booker Prize (1979) National Book Critics Circle Award (1997)
Spouse	Desmond Fitzgerald (m. 1941; died 1976)
Parents	E. V. Knox (father) Mary Shepard (step-mother)
Relatives	Wilfred Knox (uncle) Ronald Knox (uncle) Dilly Knox (uncle) Winifred Peck (aunt)