Anita Brookner

Peta Mayer (University of Melbourne)
Download PDF Add to Bookshelf Report an Error

Anita Brookner is a historian of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century French art and a contemporary British novelist. Brookner was born on July 16, 1928, in Herne Hill, South London. The only child of Maude and Newson Bruckner, the novelist’s family were Polish Jews. Brookner’s father left Poland when he was sixteen and fought for the British in World War I; Brookner’s mother, a professional mezzo-soprano before her marriage, was born in London. The Brookner household comprised an extended family whom Brookner described as being “of such surpassing eccentricity that with the passing of the years I honestly think most of them were mad” (Barber, March, 1983, p.26). The family ran a tobacco-importing business, an interesting fact given that the last known image of the novelist –…

2477 words

Citation: Mayer, Peta. "Anita Brookner". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 22 December 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=589, accessed 19 March 2024.]

589 Anita Brookner 1 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

Save this article

If you need to create a new bookshelf to save this article in, please make sure that you are logged in, then go to your 'Account' here

Leave Feedback

The Literary Encyclopedia is a living community of scholars. We welcome comments which will help us improve.