Penelope Gilliatt

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Penelope Gilliatt


Born
in London, The United Kingdom
March 25, 1932

Died
May 09, 1993


Brilliant English short story writer, novelist, critic and screenwriter, Penelope Gilliatt came to represent some of the best of the second generation writing at the New Yorker magazine.

Average rating: 3.45 · 119 ratings · 31 reviews · 37 distinct works
Sunday Bloody Sunday

3.86 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1971 — 5 editions
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What's It Like Out?

3.55 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1968 — 4 editions
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A State of Change

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3.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions
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A woman of singular occupation

3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1988 — 4 editions
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One by One

2.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1965 — 7 editions
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Nobody's Business

3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings7 editions
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Unholy Fools: Wits, Comics,...

3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1973 — 5 editions
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The Cutting Edge

3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings6 editions
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To wit: In celebration of c...

3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings7 editions
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Splendid Lives

3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1978 — 6 editions
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“Why is it that beautiful women never seem to have curiosity?

Is it because they know they're classical? With classical things the Lord finished the job. Ordinary ugly people know they're deficient and they go on looking for the pieces.”
Penelope Gilliatt
tags: beauty

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