Sarah Waters

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Sarah Waters is a British novelist acclaimed for her richly atmospheric historical fiction, often exploring lesbian themes and Victorian settings.

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Sarah Waters canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British writer ⓘ
human ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
awardReceived Somerset Maugham Award ⓘ
Stonewall Book Award ⓘ
countryOfBirth Wales ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1966-07-21 ⓘ
educatedAt Lancaster University ⓘ
Queen Mary University of London ⓘ
University of Kent ⓘ
familyName Waters ⓘ
fieldOfStudy English literature ⓘ
literature ⓘ
genre Gothic fiction ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ
lesbian fiction ⓘ
givenName Sarah ⓘ
hasAdaptation Fingersmith (television adaptation) ⓘ
linked to: Fingersmith

The Night Watch (television adaptation) ⓘ
linked to: The Night Watch

Tipping the Velvet (television adaptation) ⓘ
linked to: Tipping the Velvet
influencedBy Gothic literature ⓘ
Victorian literature ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement contemporary literature ⓘ
name Sarah Waters ⓘ
nominatedFor Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction ⓘ
Booker Prize ⓘ
Orange Prize for Fiction ⓘ
notableFor Victorian-era settings ⓘ
depicting lesbian relationships in historical settings ⓘ
notableWork Affinity ⓘ
Fingersmith ⓘ
The Little Stranger ⓘ
The Night Watch ⓘ
The Paying Guests ⓘ
Tipping the Velvet ⓘ
occupation novelist ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Neyland ⓘ
residence London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
sexOrGender female ⓘ
sexualOrientation lesbian ⓘ
writingPeriod 21st century ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Betty Trask Award → notableWinner → Sarah Waters ⓘ
London Library → hasNotableMember → Sarah Waters ⓘ
The Handmaiden → basedOnWorkAuthor → Sarah Waters ⓘ
Virago → publishesAuthors → Sarah Waters ⓘ
Sarah Waters → name → Sarah Waters ⓘ
Fingersmith (novel) → author → Sarah Waters ⓘ
subject linked to: Fingersmith