Diana Athill

Diana Athill OBE (21 December 1917 – 23 January 2019) was a British literary editor, novelist and memoirist. She was born in Norfolk, England. She worked with some of the greatest writers of the 20th century at the London-based publishing company Andre Deutsch Ltd.^[1] She retired from Deutsch in 1993 at the age of 75, after more than 50 years in publishing.

Athill's voice in a 2013 BBC interview

Athill was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.^[2]

In 2008, she won the Costa Book Award for her memoir Somewhere Towards The End, a book about old age.^[3]

Athill died on 23 January 2019 at the age of 101.^[4]

References

↑ "'Getting things right': Recalling her life as one of the 20th century's most acclaimed editors, Diana Athill, who has just turned 90, was a pioneer of the confessional memoir. Her new book is about ageing". The Guardian, 5 January 2008.
↑ Athill. London Gazette. 31 December 2008. p. 9.
↑ "Costa Winners 2006 – present" (PDF). costabookawards.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
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[1] "'Getting things right': Recalling her life as one of the 20th century's most acclaimed editors, Diana Athill, who has just turned 90, was a pioneer of the confessional memoir. Her new book is about ageing". The Guardian, 5 January 2008.

[2] Athill. London Gazette. 31 December 2008. p. 9.

[3] "Costa Winners 2006 – present" (PDF). costabookawards.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.

[4] Diana Athill dies

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