Jeanette Winterson

Jeanette Winterson

Birthday: 1959-08-27

Place of Birth: Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Biography: Jeanette Winterson, CBE is an English writer, who became famous with her first book, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, a semi-autobiographical novel about a sensitive teenage girl rebelling against conventional values. Some of her other novels have explored gender polarities and sexual identity.

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Jake Chapman's Accelerate or Die!
Jake Chapman's Accelerate or Die!

As one of the highly provocative British art duo The Chapman Brothers, artist Jake Chapman is no str...

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Queer as Art
Queer as Art

Documentary celebrating the LGBTQ contribution to the arts in Britain in the 50 years since decrimin...

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Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women
Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women

A dark and delicious foray into Angela Carter's extraordinary life with animation by Peepshow Collec...

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Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me
Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me

Nearly 30 years after her debut novel, Oranges are Not the Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson returns wi...

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