John Carey (critic)


John Carey

Professor John Carey
Professor John Carey
Born (1934-04-05) 5 April 1934 (age 90)
Barnes, London
OccupationLiterary critic
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
Alma materSt John's College, Oxford
Notable worksWhat Good are the Arts?
SpouseGill (1960–present)
ChildrenLeo & Thomas
Website
www.johncarey.org

John Carey (born 5 April 1934) is a British literary critic, and post-retirement (2002) emeritus Merton Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford. He is known for his anti-elitist views on high culture, as expounded in several books. He has twice chaired the Booker Prize committee, in 1982 and 2003, and chaired the judging panel for the first Man Booker International Prize in 2005.