John Berger
British painter, writer and art critic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the English artist and writer. For other uses, see John Berger (disambiguation).
John Peter Berger (/ˈbɜːrdʒər/ BUR-jər; 5 November 1926 – 2 January 2017) was an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. His novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize, and his essay on art criticism Ways of Seeing, written as an accompaniment to the BBC series of the same name, was influential. He lived in France for over fifty years.
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Born | John Peter Berger[1] (1926-11-05)5 November 1926 London, England |
Died | 2 January 2017(2017-01-02) (aged 90) Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
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Language | English |
Education | St Edward's School, Oxford |
Alma mater | Chelsea School of Art Central School of Art and Design |
Genre | Writer |
Notable awards | James Tait Black Memorial Prize; Booker Prize (1972) |
Children | 3 |
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