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Muriel Spark, D.B.E, C. Litt, was born in Edinburgh in 1918. A poet and novelist, she also wrote children's books, radio plays, a comedy, 'Doctors of Philosophy', first performed in London in 1962, and biographies. She is best known for her stories and many successful novels, including Memento Mori, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Loitering With Intent, The Comforters, A Far Cry from Kensington and The Public Image. For her long career of literary achievement, Muriel Spark won international praise and many awards, including the David Cohen British Literature Award, the T. S. Eliot Award, the Saltire Prize, the Boccaccio Prize for European Literature, the Gold Pen Award and the Italia Prize for dramatic radio. Muriel Spark was given an honorary doctorate of Letters from a number of universities, London, Edinburgh and Oxford among these. She died in 2006.

Apr 29, 1993

Cover of French Window

Jul 20, 1992

Cover of Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae (Biography & Memoirs)

Sep 24, 1990

Cover of Symposium

Symposium (Fiction - general) (The Collected Muriel Spark Novels)

May 1, 1990

Cover of Les Celibataires

Les Celibataires

Jul 25, 1988

Cover of Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley (Biography & Memoirs) (Penguin Classic Biography S.) (Meridian S.)

Mar 21, 1988

Cover of A Far Cry from Kensington

A Far Cry from Kensington (New Portway Large Print Books) (New Directions Classic, #0) (VMC Designer Collection) (Fiction - general) (The Collected Muriel Spark Novels)

Aug 17, 1987

Cover of Spark Muriel : Mary Shelley (Hbk)

Spark Muriel : Mary Shelley (Hbk)

Apr 13, 1987

Cover of The Stories

Sep 30, 1985

Cover of Spark

Nov 25, 1982

Cover of Going Up to Sotheby's and Other Poems

Going Up to Sotheby's and Other Poems (Panther Books)

Nov 24, 1982

Cover of Memento Mori Pa

Memento Mori Pa

Oct 14, 1982

Cover of Bang-bang You're Dead and Other Stories

Bang-bang You're Dead and Other Stories

May 22, 1981

Cover of Loitering with Intent

Loitering with Intent (New Directions Classic, #0) (Panther Books) (The Collected Muriel Spark Novels)

Jan 1, 1979

Cover of Territorial Rights

Territorial Rights (The Collected Muriel Spark Novels)

Apr 27, 1978

Cover of The Comforters

The Comforters (New Directions Revived Modern Classics, #0) (The Collected Muriel Spark Novels)

Apr 27, 1978

Cover of The Go-away Bird and Other Stories

The Go-away Bird and Other Stories

Jan 1, 1978

Cover of John Masefield

John Masefield (Arena Books)

Jan 1, 1977

Cover of Child of Light

Oct 20, 1976

Cover of The Takeover

The Takeover (The Collected Muriel Spark Novels)

Jun 1976

Cover of The Take-over

The Take-over (Panther Books)

Oct 30, 1975

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The Mandelbaum Gate (The Collected Muriel Spark Novels)

Oct 31, 1974

Cover of The Abbess of Crewe

The Abbess of Crewe (Panther Books) (The Collected Muriel Spark Novels)

Jul 25, 1974

Cover of The Ballad of Peckham Rye

The Ballad of Peckham Rye (New Directions Classic, #0) (The Collected Muriel Spark Novels)

Mar 28, 1974

Cover of The Driver's Seat

The Driver's Seat (New Directions Bibelot, #0) (The Collected Muriel Spark Novels)