John Berger
John Berger | |
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Berger in 2009 | |
| Born | John Peter Berger 5 November 1926 London, England |
| Died | 2 January 2017 (aged 90) Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
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| Language | English |
| Education | St Edward's School, Oxford |
| Alma mater | Chelsea School of Art Central School of Art and Design |
| Genre | Writer |
| Notable awards | James Tait Black Memorial Prize; Booker Prize (1972) |
| Children | 3 |
John Peter Berger (/ˈbɜːrdʒər/ BUR-jər; 5 November 1926 – 2 January 2017) was an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. His novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize. His essay on art criticism Ways of Seeing, written as an accompaniment to the BBC series of the same name, is hugely culturally influential and continues to be widely read today. He lived in France for over fifty years.