Byatt, A. S. (Antonia Susan) 1936-
Overview
| Works: | 674 works in 2,903 publications in 11 languages and 57,658 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Domestic fiction Historical fiction Psychological fiction Romance fiction Short stories Novels History Criticism, interpretation, etc Bildungsromans |
| Roles: | Author, Author of introduction, Interviewee, Editor, Translator, Interviewer, Contributor, Author of afterword, colophon, etc., Bibliographic antecedent, Other, Publishing director, Lithographer, pre, wst, Director, 070, edi, Compiler, Redactor, Producer |
| Classifications: | PR6052.Y2, 823.914 |
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Most widely held works about
A. S Byatt
- A.S. Byatt and the heliotropic imagination by Jane Campbell( )
- A.S. Byatt : critical storytelling by Alexa Alfer( )
- Possession by Neil LaBute( Visual )
- The still life in the fiction of A.S. Byatt by Elizabeth Hicks( )
- Imagining characters : conversations about women writers : Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, George Eliot, Willa Cather, Iris Murdoch, and Toni Morrison by A. S Byatt( Book )
- A.S. Byatt by Kathleen Coyne Kelly( Book )
- Essays on the fiction of A.S. Byatt : imagining the real( Book )
- A.S. Byatt : art, authorship, creativity by Christien Franken( Book )
- Women novelists today : a survey of English writing in the seventies and eighties by Olga Kenyon( Book )
- Fairy tales and the fiction of Iris Murdoch, Margaret Drabble, and A.S. Byatt by Lisa M Fiander( Book )
- Angels and insects by Philip Haas( Visual )
- Narrative desire and historical reparations : A.S. Byatt, Ian McEwan, Salman Rushdie by Tim S Gauthier( Book )
- Identity and cultural memory in the fiction of A.S. Byatt : knitting the net of culture by Lena Steveker( Book )
- A.S. Byatt by Richard Todd( Book )
- The fiction of A.S. Byatt by Louisa Hadley( Book )
- Melusine the serpent goddess in A.S. Byatt's Possession and in mythology by Gillian M. E Alban( Book )
- A.S. Byatt by Mariadele Boccardi( Book )
- A.S. Byatt : essays on the short fiction by Celia M Wallhead( Book )
- Vintage Byatt by A. S Byatt( )
- Antonia Byatts Quartet in der Tradition des englischen Bildungsromans by Katharina Uhsadel( Book )
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Most widely held works by
A. S Byatt
Possession : a romance by
A. S Byatt(
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213 editions published between 1989 and 2019 in 10 languages and held by 5,290 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Winner of England's Booker Prize, a coast-to-coast bestseller, and the literary sensation of the year, Possession is a novel of wit and romance, at once an intellectual mystery and a triumphant love story. Revolving around a pair of young scholars researching the lives of two Victorian poets, Byatt creates a haunting counterpoint of passion and ideas
213 editions published between 1989 and 2019 in 10 languages and held by 5,290 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Winner of England's Booker Prize, a coast-to-coast bestseller, and the literary sensation of the year, Possession is a novel of wit and romance, at once an intellectual mystery and a triumphant love story. Revolving around a pair of young scholars researching the lives of two Victorian poets, Byatt creates a haunting counterpoint of passion and ideas
The children's book : a novel by
A. S Byatt(
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55 editions published between 2008 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 2,637 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When Olive Wellwood's oldest son discovers a runaway named Philip sketching in the basement of the new Victoria and Albert Museum--a talented working-class boy who could be a character out of one of Olive's magical tales--she takes him into the storybook world of her family and friends--a world that conceals more treachery and darkness than Philip has ever imagined and that will soon be eclipsed by far greater forces
55 editions published between 2008 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 2,637 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When Olive Wellwood's oldest son discovers a runaway named Philip sketching in the basement of the new Victoria and Albert Museum--a talented working-class boy who could be a character out of one of Olive's magical tales--she takes him into the storybook world of her family and friends--a world that conceals more treachery and darkness than Philip has ever imagined and that will soon be eclipsed by far greater forces
Babel Tower by
A. S Byatt(
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64 editions published between 1991 and 2019 in 3 languages and held by 2,181 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In England, a woman marries into the landed gentry, only to find the life stifling. When she tries to renew with her old milieu, her husband objects. Drama follows drama, ending in a custody battle for their only child. A look at British society
64 editions published between 1991 and 2019 in 3 languages and held by 2,181 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In England, a woman marries into the landed gentry, only to find the life stifling. When she tries to renew with her old milieu, her husband objects. Drama follows drama, ending in a custody battle for their only child. A look at British society
Angels & insects : two novellas by
A. S Byatt(
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73 editions published between 1991 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,925 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
These two fascinating novellas, like A.S. Byatt's Booker Prize-winning novel Possession, are set in the mid-nineteenth century, weaving fact and fiction, reality and romance. "Morpho Eugenia" is a lively Gothic fable of the Earthly Paradise, of the Victorian obsession with Darwinian theories of breeding and sexuality and the parallels between insect and human society - the capture and taming of nature, whether it be a young woman in a country house or a rare butterfly, gleaming in the forests of the Amazon. "The Conjugial Angel" concerns Tennyson's In Memoriam, published in 1850, mourning the death seventeen years before of his friend Arthur Henry Hallam, who was engaged to Tennyson's sister Emily. A philosophical ghost story, bizarre, comic, and moving, in which fictive mediums meet "real" characters, it explores the contemporary preoccupation with God and life after death. Resonant, magical, entirely original, this is A.S. Byatt at her best
73 editions published between 1991 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,925 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
These two fascinating novellas, like A.S. Byatt's Booker Prize-winning novel Possession, are set in the mid-nineteenth century, weaving fact and fiction, reality and romance. "Morpho Eugenia" is a lively Gothic fable of the Earthly Paradise, of the Victorian obsession with Darwinian theories of breeding and sexuality and the parallels between insect and human society - the capture and taming of nature, whether it be a young woman in a country house or a rare butterfly, gleaming in the forests of the Amazon. "The Conjugial Angel" concerns Tennyson's In Memoriam, published in 1850, mourning the death seventeen years before of his friend Arthur Henry Hallam, who was engaged to Tennyson's sister Emily. A philosophical ghost story, bizarre, comic, and moving, in which fictive mediums meet "real" characters, it explores the contemporary preoccupation with God and life after death. Resonant, magical, entirely original, this is A.S. Byatt at her best
The biographer's tale by
A. S Byatt(
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50 editions published between 2000 and 2011 in English and held by 1,755 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Phineas G. Nanson sets out to write a biography of a great biographer, only to discover that the fragmentary facts and bits of information are difficult to put together, a discovery that becomes a metaphor for his own complex life
50 editions published between 2000 and 2011 in English and held by 1,755 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Phineas G. Nanson sets out to write a biography of a great biographer, only to discover that the fragmentary facts and bits of information are difficult to put together, a discovery that becomes a metaphor for his own complex life
Ragnarok : the end of the gods by
A. S Byatt(
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41 editions published between 2011 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,739 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
As the bombs of the Blitz rain down on Britain, one young girl is evacuated to the countryside. She is struggling to make sense of her new wartime life. Then she is given a copy of Asgard and the Gods -- a book of ancient Norse myths -- and her inner and outer worlds are transformed
41 editions published between 2011 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,739 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
As the bombs of the Blitz rain down on Britain, one young girl is evacuated to the countryside. She is struggling to make sense of her new wartime life. Then she is given a copy of Asgard and the Gods -- a book of ancient Norse myths -- and her inner and outer worlds are transformed
Still life by
A. S Byatt(
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67 editions published between 1985 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,632 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the 1950s, Stephanie Potter, now married to a clergyman, is conflicted about her domestic life and her strivings for intellectual fulfillment; her brilliant sister Frederica eagerly embarks on her academic (and sexual) education at Cambridge University; and their troubled brother Marcus painfully tries to find friendship and love
67 editions published between 1985 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,632 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the 1950s, Stephanie Potter, now married to a clergyman, is conflicted about her domestic life and her strivings for intellectual fulfillment; her brilliant sister Frederica eagerly embarks on her academic (and sexual) education at Cambridge University; and their troubled brother Marcus painfully tries to find friendship and love
The Matisse stories by
A. S Byatt(
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48 editions published between 1993 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 1,591 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Three stories, each around a particular Matisse painting. In Medusa's Ankles, a hairdresser informs a customer he is considering leaving his wife because she has allowed her ankles to get fat. The novel describes the reaction of the customer, herself conscious of her waning looks
48 editions published between 1993 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 1,591 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Three stories, each around a particular Matisse painting. In Medusa's Ankles, a hairdresser informs a customer he is considering leaving his wife because she has allowed her ankles to get fat. The novel describes the reaction of the customer, herself conscious of her waning looks
The Oxford book of English short stories by
A. S Byatt(
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38 editions published between 1998 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,589 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of less-known stories by well-known writers. In Thomas Hardy's A Mere Interlude, a bride on the eve of her wedding elopes with an old flame, while Graham Greene's The Destructors is on crime during the London Blitz
38 editions published between 1998 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,589 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of less-known stories by well-known writers. In Thomas Hardy's A Mere Interlude, a bride on the eve of her wedding elopes with an old flame, while Graham Greene's The Destructors is on crime during the London Blitz
Little black book of stories by
A. S Byatt(
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39 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in English and Spanish and held by 1,580 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Blending elements of folk tales with the darker elements of everyday life, a collection of short fiction includes the story of two middle-aged women confronting their childhood fears and the tale of a man who encounters the ghost of his living wife
39 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in English and Spanish and held by 1,580 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Blending elements of folk tales with the darker elements of everyday life, a collection of short fiction includes the story of two middle-aged women confronting their childhood fears and the tale of a man who encounters the ghost of his living wife
The Djinn in the nightingale's eye : five fairy stories by
A. S Byatt(
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36 editions published between 1994 and 2009 in English and held by 1,466 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of fairy tales for adults. The title novella is on a middle-aged Englishwoman attending a writers' conference in Turkey. She picks up an antique bottle and as she is washing it a djinn appears, offering to grant her three wishes. She asks for a younger body, then requests he make love to her
36 editions published between 1994 and 2009 in English and held by 1,466 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of fairy tales for adults. The title novella is on a middle-aged Englishwoman attending a writers' conference in Turkey. She picks up an antique bottle and as she is washing it a djinn appears, offering to grant her three wishes. She asks for a younger body, then requests he make love to her
Elementals : stories of fire and ice by
A. S Byatt(
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40 editions published between 1998 and 2007 in English and held by 1,458 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of stories on the theme of opposites. In Cold, a princess from a cold climate risks her health to marry a prince from a hot desert, while in Christ in the House of Martha and Mary an artist opens a cook's eyes to cooking as art
40 editions published between 1998 and 2007 in English and held by 1,458 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of stories on the theme of opposites. In Cold, a princess from a cold climate risks her health to marry a prince from a hot desert, while in Christ in the House of Martha and Mary an artist opens a cook's eyes to cooking as art
A whistling woman by
A. S Byatt(
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34 editions published between 2002 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,415 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Amid the effervescence and turbulence of the 1960s, Frederica finds a career in television in London, while events in Yorkshire threaten to turn her life and the lives of the people she loves upside down
34 editions published between 2002 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,415 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Amid the effervescence and turbulence of the 1960s, Frederica finds a career in television in London, while events in Yorkshire threaten to turn her life and the lives of the people she loves upside down
The virgin in the garden by
A. S Byatt(
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70 editions published between 1900 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 1,389 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A new play, the highlight of a magnificent local festival celebrating the coronation of Elizabeth II, brings together the young playwright and a brilliant but eccentric family whose personal dramas soon eclipse the entire production
70 editions published between 1900 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 1,389 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A new play, the highlight of a magnificent local festival celebrating the coronation of Elizabeth II, brings together the young playwright and a brilliant but eccentric family whose personal dramas soon eclipse the entire production
Passions of the mind : selected writings by
A. S Byatt(
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41 editions published between 1991 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,123 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of essays on the works of authors from the Victorian era to the twentieth century
41 editions published between 1991 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,123 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of essays on the works of authors from the Victorian era to the twentieth century
On histories and stories : selected essays by
A. S Byatt(
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34 editions published between 2000 and 2018 in English and held by 1,044 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The interplay between fiction and history forms the core of Byatt's essays as she explores historical storytelling and the translation of historical fact into fiction
34 editions published between 2000 and 2018 in English and held by 1,044 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The interplay between fiction and history forms the core of Byatt's essays as she explores historical storytelling and the translation of historical fact into fiction
The mill on the floss by
George Eliot(
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55 editions published between 1979 and 2003 in English and Undetermined and held by 971 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Brought up at Dorlcote Mill, Maggie Tulliver worships her brother Tom and is desperate to win the approval of her parents, but her passionate, wayward nature and her fierce intelligence bring her into constant conflict with her family. As she reaches adulthood, the clash between their expectations and her desires is painfully played out as she finds herself torn between her relationships with three very different men: her proud and stubborn brother, a close friend who is also the son of her family's worst enemy, and a charismatic but dangerous suitor. With its poignant portrayal of sibling relationships, The Mill on the Floss is considered George Eliot's most autobiographical novel; it is also one of her most powerful and moving
55 editions published between 1979 and 2003 in English and Undetermined and held by 971 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Brought up at Dorlcote Mill, Maggie Tulliver worships her brother Tom and is desperate to win the approval of her parents, but her passionate, wayward nature and her fierce intelligence bring her into constant conflict with her family. As she reaches adulthood, the clash between their expectations and her desires is painfully played out as she finds herself torn between her relationships with three very different men: her proud and stubborn brother, a close friend who is also the son of her family's worst enemy, and a charismatic but dangerous suitor. With its poignant portrayal of sibling relationships, The Mill on the Floss is considered George Eliot's most autobiographical novel; it is also one of her most powerful and moving
The game : a novel by
A. S Byatt(
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58 editions published between 1199 and 2018 in English and Japanese and held by 954 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Two estranged sisters are brought by a friend back into an alternate world modeled on the landscapes of Arthurian romance that they visited as little girls
58 editions published between 1199 and 2018 in English and Japanese and held by 954 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Two estranged sisters are brought by a friend back into an alternate world modeled on the landscapes of Arthurian romance that they visited as little girls
Sugar and other stories by
A. S Byatt(
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48 editions published between 1987 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 908 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of short stories that are populated by erudite paranoiacs, witches, changelings, and the ghost of a dead child. The author of Possession explores the fragile ties between generations and the elaborate memories we construct against loss, resulting in a book rich in knowledge, compassion, and wonder. "An outstanding collection. . . ".--The Sunday Times (London)
48 editions published between 1987 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 908 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of short stories that are populated by erudite paranoiacs, witches, changelings, and the ghost of a dead child. The author of Possession explores the fragile ties between generations and the elaborate memories we construct against loss, resulting in a book rich in knowledge, compassion, and wonder. "An outstanding collection. . . ".--The Sunday Times (London)
Beloved by
Toni Morrison(
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2 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 903 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved." Sethe and Denver take her in and then strange things begin to happen. Set in rural Ohio several years after the Civil War, this profoundly affecting chronicle of slavery and its aftermath is Toni Morrison's greatest novel, a dazzling achievement, and the most spellbinding reading experience of the decade. A brutally powerful, mesmerizing story. At the center of Toni Morrison's fifth novel, which earned her the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, is an almost unspeakable act of horror and heroism: a woman brutally kills her infant daughter rather than allow her to be enslaved. The woman is Sethe, and the novel traces her journey from slavery to freedom during and immediately following the Civil War. Woven into this circular, mesmerizing narrative are the horrible truths of Sethe's past: the incredible cruelties she endured as a slave, and the hardships she suffered in her journey north to freedom. Just as Sethe finds the past too painful to remember, and the future just "a matter of keeping the past at bay," her story is almost too painful to read. Yet Morrison manages to imbue the wreckage of her characters' lives with compassion, humanity, and humor. Part ghost story, part history lesson, part folk tale, Beloved finds beauty in the unbearable, and lets us all see the enduring promise of hope that lies in anyones future
2 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 903 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved." Sethe and Denver take her in and then strange things begin to happen. Set in rural Ohio several years after the Civil War, this profoundly affecting chronicle of slavery and its aftermath is Toni Morrison's greatest novel, a dazzling achievement, and the most spellbinding reading experience of the decade. A brutally powerful, mesmerizing story. At the center of Toni Morrison's fifth novel, which earned her the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, is an almost unspeakable act of horror and heroism: a woman brutally kills her infant daughter rather than allow her to be enslaved. The woman is Sethe, and the novel traces her journey from slavery to freedom during and immediately following the Civil War. Woven into this circular, mesmerizing narrative are the horrible truths of Sethe's past: the incredible cruelties she endured as a slave, and the hardships she suffered in her journey north to freedom. Just as Sethe finds the past too painful to remember, and the future just "a matter of keeping the past at bay," her story is almost too painful to read. Yet Morrison manages to imbue the wreckage of her characters' lives with compassion, humanity, and humor. Part ghost story, part history lesson, part folk tale, Beloved finds beauty in the unbearable, and lets us all see the enduring promise of hope that lies in anyones future
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Related Identities
- Potter, Frederica (Fictitious character)
- Murdoch, Iris Interviewee Author Interviewer
- Alfer, Alexa 1968- Author Editor
- Matisse, Henri 1869-1954
- Campbell, Jane 1934- Author
- Edwards de Campos, Amy J.
- Eliot, George 1819-1880 Author
- Morrison, Toni Other Interviewee Author
- Wordsworth, William 1770-1850 Other
- Paltrow, Gwyneth 1972- Performer Actor
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African Americans African Americans--Social conditions African American women Art appreciation Biographers Brothers and sisters Byatt, A. S.--(Antonia Susan), Children and adults Conflict of generations Country homes Divorce Domestic fiction End of the world England England--London England--Yorkshire English fiction English fiction--Women authors Fairy tales Family secrets Family violence Fantasy fiction, English Historical fiction Infanticide Literary historians Loss (Psychology) Manners and customs Manuscripts--Collectors and collecting Man-woman relationships Married women Matisse, Henri, Mythology, Norse Ohio Poets Polarity Potter, Frederica (Fictitious character) Psychological fiction Runaway children Short stories, English Sisters Slavery Trials (Obscenity) Vendetta Water mills Women Women and literature Women authors Women in television broadcasting Women slaves Young women
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Alternative Names
A. S. Byatt britische Schriftstellerin
A.S. Byatt britisk skribent
A.S. Byatt Brits schrijfster
A.S. Byatt brittisk författare
A. S. Byatt novelista y filóloga inglesa
A. S. Byatt Αγγλίδα συγγραφέας φαντασίας και κριτικός λογοτεχνίας
A. S. Byattová anglická spisovatelka a literární teoretička
A. S. 바이엇
A・S・バイアット
A·S·拜厄特
Antonia Susan Byatt écrivaine britannique
Antonia Susan Byatt scrittrice e critica letteraria britannica
Antonia Susan Duffy
Antonia Susanna Byatt
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