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Diana Athill
British literary editor, novelist, and memoirist (1917–2019)
Diana Athill | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1917-12-21)21 December 1917 Kensington, London, England |
| Died | 23 January 2019(2019-01-23) (aged 101) London, England |
| Occupation | Literary editor, author, publisher |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford |
| Genre | Novels and memoirs |
| Notable works | After a Funeral, Somewhere Towards the End |
| Notable awards | OBE, PEN/Ackerley Prize, Costa Book Award, National Book Critics Circle Award |
| Relatives | Philip Athill (nephew) |
Diana AthillOBE (21 December 1917 – 23 January 2019) was a British literary editor, novelist and memoirist who worked with some of the greatest writers of the 20th century at the London-based publishing company Andre Deutsch Ltd.[2]
Early life
Diana Athill was born in Kensington, London, during a World War I Zeppelin bombing raid,[3] daughter of Major Lawrence Francis