George Steiner | |
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![]() George Steiner speaking at The Nexus Institute, The Netherlands, 2013 | |
Born | Francis George Steiner April 23, 1929 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
Died | February 3, 2020 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England | (aged 90)
Occupation | Author, essayist, literary critic, professor |
Nationality | French, American |
Period | 1960–2020 |
Genre | History, literature, literary fiction |
Notable works | After Babel (1975) |
Notable awards | The Truman Capote Lifetime Achievement Award (1998) |
Spouse | Zara Shakow Steiner |
Children | David, Deborah |
Francis George Steiner,[1] FBA (April 23, 1929 – February 3, 2020)[2] was a French-born[3] American literary critic, essayist, philosopher, novelist, and educator.[4] He wrote about the relationship between language, literature and society, and the impact of the Holocaust.[5]
Steiner died on February 3, 2020 at his home in Cambridge at the age of 90.[6]