Adam Sisman
British writer, biographer, editor (born 1954) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
British writer, biographer, editor (born 1954) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adam Sisman (born 17 March 1954) is a British writer, editor and biographer. He received the National Book Critics Circle Award for his second book, Boswell's Presumptuous Task. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an Honorary Professor of the University of St Andrews.[1]
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| Born | March 17, 1954 London, England |
| Alma mater | University of Sussex |
| Genre | Biography |
| Notable awards | National Book Critics Circle Award |
Sisman was born in London in 1954, the eldest child of David and Marjorie Sisman. He attended St Paul's School and then the University of Sussex, where he read history. After graduating, he worked in book publishing before becoming a writer. In 1979 he married Robyn Sisman, who died in 2016. They have two daughters.
As editor
As co-editor with Richard Davenport-Hines
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