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Jeanette Winterson

(1959) Science Fiction Writer United Kingdom

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Jeanette Winterson is a science fiction writer from the United Kingdom, best known for Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit.

Quick Facts About Jeanette Winterson

Born
August 27, 1959
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Science Fiction Writer
Notable works
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Known for
The Stone Gods, Sexing the Cherry, Gut Symmetries, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, The World and Other Places
Spouse
Susie Orbach

About Jeanette Winterson

Jeanette Winterson is an English author. Her first book, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, was a semi-autobiographical novel about a lesbian growing up in an English Pentecostal community. Other novels explore gender and sexual identity, and her later ones the relations between humans and technology. Her novels have been translated into almost 20 languages. She also broadcasts and teaches creative writing.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature John Llewellyn Rhys Prize British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series E. M. Forster Award Officer of the Order of the British Empire Commander of the Order of the British Empire BBC 100 Women Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction

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