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Brookner Biography Announced

A brief post to let Brooknerians know the moment has arrived: a biography commissioned by Chatto & Windus, to be written by Hermione Lee. Hermione Lee interviewed Brookner on television in the 80s. Brookner joins illustrious company. Lee has lifed, among others, Virginia Woolf and Edith Wharton.

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Craig Ranapia said…
I certainly wish Dame Hermoine (or is Profressor Lee more appropriate?), all the best. I certainly got the strong impression from Anita Brookner's infrequent comments on the subject, that she wouldn't leave a biographer anything to work with if she had any say in the matter.
18 March 2021 at 10:11
The Brooknerian said…
One is reminded of Henry James and those bonfires at Lamb House as he prepared to withstand the 'siege of all the years'.
18 March 2021 at 18:00
Scott said…
Thank you so much for letting us know.
20 March 2021 at 03:00
The Brooknerian said…
It was a big surprise.
20 March 2021 at 06:15
Sean in France said…
This is excellent news for Brooknerians. I can't wait to read it although I imagine that Brookner herself would have been horrified at the prospect of a biography.
6 April 2021 at 16:52
The Brooknerian said…
No doubt she envied James, with his large private garden at Lamb House, ample space for those bonfires.
6 April 2021 at 17:42
Anonymous said…
What fantastic news! I await this with much anticipation; thank you so much for letting us know.
21 April 2021 at 18:57
Unknown said…
I am looking forward to it. Although I agree Anita Brookner would not have liked the idea.
15 April 2022 at 11:36
The Brooknerian said…
Much, perhaps, as she mightn't have quite liked Barnes's Elizabeth Finch...
17 April 2022 at 17:30
Anonymous said…
Fantastic. My very favourite writer. And excellent biographer ! When is it expected to be published?
24 August 2022 at 22:00
The Brooknerian said…
Thank you for your comment. No news as yet, though she is prolific.
25 August 2022 at 06:40
Vert Céladon said…
Bonjour Cher Brooknerian, Heureuse d'apprendre qu'une biographie de Anita Brookner est en préparation. Il ne me reste qu'à souhaiter qu'elle sera traduite en français, mais hélas rien n'est moins sûr, les éditeurs français étant de plus en plus frileux ...
30 November 2022 at 09:12
Anonymous said…
Oh dear. Lee of the 500 pages plus biographies. I think Brookner deserved a biographer who was alive to subtlety and nuance, not just to the accumulation of facts
2 September 2024 at 17:00
Vincent Mannings said…
I'll be curious to read this, when published, but am of the mind that everything we need to know of Dr. Brookner, or indeed should know, is within the pages of her novels.
21 January 2025 at 15:34
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