Anita Brookner was born in London in 1928. She received a B.A. from King's College, University of London, and a Ph.D. in the history of art from the Courtauld Institute. Brookner taught at the University of Reading from 1959 to 1964, and since 1967 has been a Lecturer in Art History at the Courtauld. From 1967 to 1968 she was Slade Professor at Cambridge, the first woman to hold that position. Since her first novel was published in 1981, Brookner had a dual career as an art historian and a novelist. She was remarkably successful in both fields and published 14 novels in as many years. HOTEL DU LAC, her fourth novel, won the Booker Prize, England's highest honor for fiction. Brookner passed away on March 10, 2016 at the age of 87.

Books by Anita Brookner

Strangers

by Anita Brookner - Fiction

Imagine you’re home alone. Suddenly a man stands before you. He claims to be your fiancé. But you have no idea who he is. And nothing in your home suggests that someone lives with you. He’s talking to you, but nothing makes sense. You’re afraid. And you feel the irresistible urge to attack. Take a knife. Are you crazy? Imagine you come home and your fiancée doesn’t recognize you. She thinks you’re a burglar. Worse, a rapist. You just want to protect her, but she defends herself against your perceived threat and barricades herself behind a door. She claims she’s never seen you before. She obviously thinks you’re crazy. Are you? A woman. A man. One chance for survival. It’s trust or die.

Leaving Home

by Anita Brookner - Fiction

The Rules of Engagement

by Anita Brookner - Fiction

The Bay of Angels

by Anita Brookner - Fiction

Altered States

by Anita Brookner

Hotel du Lac

by Anita Brookner