Muriel Spark

Dame

Muriel Spark

DBE
Dame; Muriel Spark; DBE
	Spark in 1960
Born	Muriel Sarah Camberg; 1 February 1918; Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	13 April 2006 (aged 88); Oliveto, Tuscany, Italy
Resting place	Cemetery of Sant'Andrea Apostolo, Civitella in Val di Chiana
Occupation	Novelist; short story writer; poet; essayist;
Language	English
Alma mater	Heriot-Watt College
Notable works	The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie; The Mandelbaum Gate; The Driver's Seat; Memento Mori;
Spouse	Sidney Oswald Spark (m. 1937; sep. 1940)
Children	Samuel Robin

Dame Muriel Sarah Spark DBE FRSE FRSL (née Camberg; 1 February 1918 – 13 April 2006)^[1] was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist.

^ Jenny Turner (17 April 2006), "Dame Muriel Spark", The Guardian, archived from the original on 14 May 2008, retrieved 28 September 2007.

[Guardian-1] Jenny Turner (17 April 2006), "Dame Muriel Spark", The Guardian, archived from the original on 14 May 2008, retrieved 28 September 2007.

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Dame Muriel Spark DBE
Spark in 1960
Born	Muriel Sarah Camberg (1918-02-01)1 February 1918 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	13 April 2006(2006-04-13) (aged 88) Oliveto, Tuscany, Italy
Resting place	Cemetery of Sant'Andrea Apostolo, Civitella in Val di Chiana
Occupation	Novelist short story writer poet essayist
Language	English
Alma mater	Heriot-Watt College
Notable works	The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie The Mandelbaum Gate The Driver's Seat Memento Mori
Spouse	Sidney Oswald Spark (m. 1937; sep. 1940)
Children	Samuel Robin