John Berger

John Berger

Actor · Writer

Stoke Newington, London, England
November 5, 1926

Biography

John Peter Berger (/ˈbɜːrdʒər/; 5 November 1926 – 2 January 2017) was an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. His novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize, and his essay on art criticism Ways of Seeing, written as an accompaniment to the BBC series of the same name, is often used as a university text. He lived in France for over fifty years.

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Representative Works

About Time
About Time
5.5
/ English
Heartland
Heartland
6.5
/ English
Return from Africa
Return from Africa
6.3
/ French
Germinal
Germinal
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/ English
L'écho
L'écho
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/ French
The Salamander
The Salamander
6.7
/ French
Play Me Something
Play Me Something
5.4
/ English
Taşkafa, Stories of the Street
Taşkafa, Stories of the Street
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/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

About Time
1985Nominee

Best Performance

About Time

Walter, retour en résistance
2009Nominee

Best Performance

Walter, retour en résistance

Heartland
1989Nominee

Best Writing

Heartland

Career Highlights

The Middle of the World
1974Highlight

Best Writing

The Middle of the World

Return from Africa
1973Highlight

Best Writing

Return from Africa

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