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John Peter Berger (/ ˈ b ɜːr dʒ ər / BUR-jər; 5 November 1926 – 2 January 2017) was an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. His novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize, and his essay on art criticism Ways of Seeing, written as an accompaniment to the BBC series of the same name, was influential. He lived in France for over fifty ...
John Berger (born November 5, 1926, London, England—died January 2, 2017, Antony, France) was a British essayist and cultural thinker as well as a prolific novelist, poet, translator, and screenwriter. He is best known for his novel G. and his book and BBC series Ways of Seeing.
Apr 1, 2022 · Essayist, art critic, poet, painter and novelist, John Berger was one of the most influential voices of the mid to late 20th century. As an outspoken art critic, he took a vanguard position, critiquing the prevalent trends of Abstract Expressionism and defending the place of realism.
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Ways of Seeing is a 1972 television series of 30-minute films created chiefly by writer John Berger [1] and producer Mike Dibb. [2][3] It was broadcast on BBC Two in January 1972 and adapted into a book of the same name. [4][5]
Jan 2, 2017 · John Berger, the British critic, novelist and screenwriter whose groundbreaking 1972 television series and book, “Ways of Seeing,” declared war on traditional ways of thinking about art and...
Jan 4, 2017 · Most well-known for his early 1970s television series Ways of Seeing and the popular book that followed it, Berger was a critic, painter, film-maker, novelist, poet, translator, and, always, a radical.
Berger was the author of acclaimed works of fiction and non-fiction, including the seminal Ways of Seeing (also a BBC television series) and the experimental novel G., which won the Booker Prize in 1972. Married three times, he died in 2017 at the age of 90.
