Nina Bawden | |
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Born | Ilford, Essex, England | 19 January 1925
Died | 22 August 2012 Islington, London, England | (aged 87)
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | English |
Period | 1953–2004 |
Genre | Novels, Children's literature |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Nina Mary Bawden CBE, FRSL, JP (19 January 1925 – 22 August 2012) was an English novelist and children's writer. She was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1987 and the Lost Man Booker Prize in 2010. She was a recipient of the Golden PEN Award.