Diana Athill | |
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Born | Kensington, London, England | 21 December 1917
Died | 23 January 2019 London, England | (aged 101)
Occupation | Literary editor, author, publisher |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford |
Genre | Novels and memoirs |
Notable works | After a Funeral, Somewhere Towards the End |
Notable awards | OBE, PEN/Ackerley Prize, Costa Book Award, National Book Critics Circle Award |
Relatives | Philip Athill (nephew) |
Diana Athill OBE (21 December 1917 – 23 January 2019) was a British literary editor, novelist and memoirist who worked with some of the greatest writers of the 20th century at the London-based publishing company Andre Deutsch Ltd.[2]