George Steiner
Francis George Steiner,[1] FBA (April 23, 1929 – February 3, 2020)[2] was a French-born[3] American literary critic, essayist, philosopher, novelist, and educator.[4] He wrote about the relationship between language, literature and society, and the impact of the Holocaust.[5]
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| Born | Francis George Steiner April 23, 1929 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Died | February 3, 2020 (aged 90) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Occupation | Author, essayist, literary critic, professor |
| Nationality | French, American |
| Period | 1960–2020 |
| Genre | History, literature, literary fiction |
| Notable works | After Babel (1975) |
| Notable awards | The Truman Capote Lifetime Achievement Award (1998) |
| Spouse | Zara Shakow Steiner |
| Children | David, Deborah |
Steiner died on February 3, 2020 at his home in Cambridge at the age of 90.[6]
References
- "The Papers of George Steiner". Janus. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
[Steiner] has not used the name Francis since his undergraduate days.
- Hahn, Daniel. "George Steiner". Contemporary Writers in the UK. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
- Cheyette, Bryan (February 1, 2008). "My Unwritten Books by George Steiner". The Independent. London. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
- Murphy, Rex. "ERRATA: An Examined Life by George Steiner". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, January 3, 1998. Archived from the original on January 24, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
- Cheyette, Bryan. "Between Repulsion and Attraction: George Steiner's Post-Holocaust Fiction". Jewish Social Studies. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
- George Steiner, Prodigious Literary Critic, Dies at 90
Other websites
- George Steiner at ContemporaryWriters.com.
- George and his dragons. The Guardian, March 17, 2001.
- A traveller in the realm of the mind. Interview with George Steiner, The Times, September 22, 1997.
- Grammars of Creation. Full text of Steiner's 2001 lecture.
- "Between Repulsion and Attraction: George Steiner's Post-Holocaust Fiction" Archived 2020-02-18 at the Wayback Machine. Jewish Social Studies, 1999.
- "George Steiner's Jewish Problem". Azure: Ideas for the Jewish Nation.
- George Steiner on IMDb
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