A. S. Byatt in: Encounter, Volume 61, Martin Secker & Warburg., 1983, p. 305
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Autobiographies tell more lies than all but the most self-indulgent fiction.
— A. S. Byatt on Indulgence
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About A. S. Byatt
Dame Antonia Susan Byatt DBE (24 August 1936 – 16 November 2023) was an English novelist, critic and academic. She was usually known as A. S. Byatt.
About A. S. Byatt
Dame Antonia Susan Byatt DBE (24 August 1936 – 16 November 2023) was an English novelist, critic and academic. She was usually known as A. S. Byatt.
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