Anita Brookner

Anita Brookner CBE
Born	(1928-07-16)16 July 1928 Herne Hill, London, England
Died	10 March 2016(2016-03-10) (aged 87) London, England
Occupation	Art historian novelist
Alma mater	King's College London
Period	1981–2011
Genre	Drama
Notable work	Hotel du Lac

Anita Brookner CBE (16 July 1928 – 10 March 2016)^[1] was an English novelist and art historian. She was Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Cambridge from 1967 to 1968 and was the first woman to hold this visiting professorship. She was awarded the 1984 Booker–McConnell Prize for her novel Hotel du Lac.