Sybille Bedford

Sybille Bedford

Bedford in 1989
Bedford in 1989
BornSybille Aleid Elsa von Schoenebeck
(1911-03-16)16 March 1911
Charlottenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died17 February 2006(2006-02-17) (aged 94)
London, England, United Kingdom
OccupationNovelist, journalist
Period1953–2005

Sybille Bedford, OBE (16 March 1911 – 17 February 2006) was a German-born English writer of non-fiction and semi-autobiographical fiction books. She was a recipient of the Golden PEN Award.