Penelope Lively
BritishLiterary FictionContemporary FictionHistorical FictionMemoirChildren's Bookb. 1933
Dame Penelope Margaret Lively is a celebrated British author known for her fiction for both adults and children. Born in Cairo, Egypt, she moved to England at age twelve. Her work is highly regarded for its exploration of memory, history, and the continuity between the past and the present. She is the only author to have won both the Booker Prize (for 'Moon Tiger' in 1987) and the Carnegie Medal (for 'The Ghost of Thomas Kempe' in 1973).
Awards
['Booker Prize (1987)', 'Carnegie Medal (1973)', "Whitbread Children's Book Award (1976)", 'Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) (2012)']
Notable Works
['Moon Tiger', 'The Ghost of Thomas Kempe', 'The Road to Lichfield', 'A Stitch in Time', 'Oleander, Jacaranda: A Childhood Perceived']
