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Claire Tomalin (née Delavenay; born 20 June 1933) is an English journalist and biographer known for her biographies of Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, Samuel Pepys, Jane Austen and Mary Wollstonecraft.
Learn about the life and works of Claire Tomalin, a renowned biographer of Mary Wollstonecraft, Katherine Mansfield, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and others. Explore her critical perspective, bibliography and awards on the British Council website.
- London, England
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Nov 20, 2021 · Interview. The literary biographer talks to Neil Armstrong about forgiving her late husband, the absurdity of Brexit and why her new book will be her last. Author Claire Tomalin (Photo: Angus...
Sep 24, 2011 · Claire Tomalin: 'Writing induces melancholy. You're alone, a hermit' Rachel Cooke. On the eve of her eagerly awaited life of Dickens, the grande dame of literary biography talks about seeing...
Mar 9, 2018 · Writer Claire Tomalin: ‘You begin to see certain patterns’. The biographer on personal tragedy, literary success — and tackling the subject of her own life. Claire Tomalin at home in London ©...
Nov 11, 2021 · Nov. 11, 2021. “Joined of course by Emma, Elizabeth Bennet, Anne Elliot, Marianne — well, that’s enough.,” says the renowned British biographer Claire Tomalin, whose latest book is “The Young...
Oct 4, 2019 · Claire Tomalin Moves 'Between The Trivial And The Tragic' In 'A Life Of My Own'. Literary biographer Tomalin tells of her conflicting desires to have children and to lead a meaningful working...
