Author · 1936–2023
A. S. Byatt
A. S. Byatt was a British writer (1936–2023). Born in Sheffield.
Our catalogue lists 1 book by A. S. Byatt, mostly historical fantasy and fae fiction. The most-read is The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye (1994).
Books by A. S. Byatt
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye
A. S. Byatt
Awards
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 1999 — Best Novella, Cold (nominee)
- ✦Mythopoeic Awards 2000 — Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature, Elementals: Stories of Fire and Ice (nominee)
- 🏆Mythopoeic Awards 1998 — Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature, The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye: Five Fairy Stories (winner)
Biography
Dame Antonia Susan Duffy (née Drabble; born 24 August 1936), known professionally by her former marriage name as A. S. Byatt, is an English novelist, poet and Booker Prize winner, and won the 2017 Park Kyong-ni Prize. In 2008, *The Times* named her on its list of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945. **Source**: [A. S. Byatt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._S._Byatt) on Wikipedia.