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Bernice Rubens | |
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| Born | 26 July 1923 Splott, Cardiff, Wales |
| Died | 13 October 2004 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Education | Cardiff High School for Girls |
| Alma mater | Cardiff University |
| Genre | Novel |
| Notable awards | Booker Prize |
| Spouse | Rudolf Nassauer |
| Relatives | Harold Rubens (brother) |
Bernice Rubens (26 July 1923 – 13 October 2004)[1] was a Welsh novelist.[2] She became the first woman to win the Booker Prize in 1970, for The Elected Member.
- ^ Cunningham, Valentine (2008). "Rubens, Bernice (1923–2004)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/94398. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Watts, Janet (14 October 2004). "Bernice Rubens: Booker-winning novelist whose work focused on the more disturbing aspects of human behaviour". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2012.