Byatt

Byatt
biographical name Antonia Susan 1936- née Drabble British writer

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  • Byatt — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: A. S. Byatt (* 1936), britische Schriftstellerin Horace Archer Byatt (1875–1933), britischer Kolonialgouverneur von Tanganjika und Trinidad und Tobago Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Byatt —   [ baɪət], Antonia Susan, englische Schriftstellerin, * Sheffield 24. 8. 1936; Schwester von Margaret Drabble. In ihren Romanen verbindet sie realistische Darstellung zunehmend mit symbolischen, mythologischen und literarischen Anspielungen.… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Byatt, A.S. — ▪ 2005       The year 2004 showed British author A.S. Byatt at the apex of her career as an author, literary critic, and academic. She received critical praise for Little Black Book of Stories (2004), a collection of five Gothic tales that… …   Universalium

  • Byatt — This unusual surname is recorded in the spellings of Byatt, Byatte, Byott, Bygate, and possibly other forms as well. It derives from the Middle English locational phrase by the gate , which itself originates in the Olde English geat or yate or… …   Surnames reference

  • Byatt, A(ntonia) S(usan) — orig. Antonia Susan Drabble born Aug. 24, 1936, Sheffield, Eng. British novelist and scholar. Sister of Margaret Drabble, she was educated at Cambridge and taught at University College, London. Her third novel, The Virgin in the Garden (1978),… …   Universalium

  • Byatt — /buy euht/, n. A(ntonia) S., born 1936, English novelist and short story writer (sister of Margaret Drabble). * * * …   Universalium

  • Byatt — By•att [[t]ˈbaɪ ət[/t]] n. big A(ntonia) S., born 1936, English novelist and short story writer (sister of Margaret Drabble) …   From formal English to slang

  • Byatt — /ˈbaɪət/ (say buyuht) noun A(ntonia) S(usan), born 1936, English novelist and critic; noted for the novel Possession (1990) which won the Booker Prize …  

  • Byatt — /buy euht/, n. A(ntonia) S., born 1936, English novelist and short story writer (sister of Margaret Drabble) …   Useful english dictionary

  • A S Byatt — ➡ Byatt * * * …   Universalium

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