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John Berger

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Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

November 5, 1926(90)

Day of Death

January 2, 2017

Place of Birth

Stoke Newington, London, England

John Berger

Writing

Biography

John Peter Berger (/ˈbɜːrdʒər/; 5 November 1926 – 2 January 2017) was an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. His novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize, and his essay on art criticism Ways of Seeing, written as an accompaniment to the BBC series of the same name, is often used as a university text. He lived in France for over fifty years.

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