Spark, Muriel (Sarah)

Spark, Muriel (Sarah)
orig. Muriel Sarah Camberg

born Feb. 1, 1918, Edinburgh, Scot.

British writer.

She spent several years in Central Africa, returning to Britain during World War II. Until 1957 she published only poetry and criticism, including studies of Mary Shelley and the Brontë sisters. Her fiction uses satire and wit to present serious themes, often questions about good and evil. Memento Mori (1959) is her most widely praised novel; the best-known is The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1961; film, 1969). Her later novels, often more sinister in tone, include The Abbess of Crewe (1974), A Far Cry from Kensington (1988), and Reality and Dreams (1997).

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  • Spark,Dame Muriel Sarah — Spark (spärk), Dame Muriel Sarah. Born 1918. Scottish writer known for her satirical novels, including Memento Mori (1958) and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1961). * * * …   Universalium

  • Spark, Muriel — (1918 2006)    Born Muriel Sarah Camberg in Edinburgh to a Jewish Lithuanian father and an English Protestant mother, she was educated at the Edinburgh James Gillespie s School for Girls. It was possibly this experience that inspired her novel… …   British and Irish poets

  • Muriel Sarah Spark — noun Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918) • Syn: ↑Spark, ↑Muriel Spark, ↑Dame Muriel Spark • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author …   Useful english dictionary

  • Muriel Spark — noun Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918) • Syn: ↑Spark, ↑Dame Muriel Spark, ↑Muriel Sarah Spark • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author * * * Muriel …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sarah — /sair euh/, n. 1. the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Gen. 17:15 22. 2. a female given name. [ Heb sarah princess] * * * I flourished early 2nd millennium BC In the Hebrew scriptures, the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. She was… …   Universalium

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  • Muriel — /myoor ee euhl/, n. a female given name. * * * (as used in expressions) Spark Muriel Sarah Muriel Sarah Camberg Muriel Ellen Deason * * * …   Universalium

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  • Muriel Spark — Born Muriel Sarah Camberg 1 February 1918(1918 02 01) Edinburgh, Scotland Died 13 April 2006(2006 04 13) (aged 88) Florence, Tuscany, Italy Occupation novelist, short story …   Wikipedia

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