A. S.

Byatt
Her first novel was The Shadow of the Sun, published in 1964. From this moment on,
she wrote several novels, like, for example, The Game in 1967, but Im !oin! to remark
The Virgin in the Garden, written in 197", whi#h will form part of The Frederica
Quartet, a dramatisation for the $$% &adio in '(('.
In 19"), Still life was published, that will also be a #omponent of this *uartet and that
will win the PEN/Macmillan Silver Pen Of Fiction pri+e, in 19"6. ,he other two novels
that belon! to this *uartet are- Bael Tower .1996/ and ! "hi#tling "oman .'(('/.
In 199(, it was published one of her most important and a##laimed novels- Po##e##ion$
! romance. 0he obtained three pri+es- the Boo%er Pri&e, in 199(1 the 'ri#h Time#/!er
(ingu# 'nternational Fiction Pri&e, in 199(1 and the Eura#ian #ection of Be#t Boo% in
)ommonwealth Pri&e, in 1991. It has also been adapted to the s#reen, in a film dire#ted
b2 3eil 4a$ute in '(('.
,he author is also famous for her #olle#tions of short stories. 0everal examples of them
are- Sugar and Other Storie# .19"7/, The Mati##e Storie# .1995/, The *+inn in the
Nightingale,# E-e .1994/, Elemental# .199"/ and her most re#ent book (ittle Blac%
Boo% of Storie# .'((5/. 0he won the M-tho.oetic Fanta#- !ward for !dult (iterature,
in 199", for The *+inn in the Nightingale,# E-e.
6nother pri+es she has won are Premio Mala.arte .199)/ and Sha%e#.eare Pri&e
.'(('/.