Elizabeth Bowen

Elizabeth Bowen

Known For

Writing

Born

June 7, 1899

Died

February 22, 1973 (aged 73)

Birthplace

Dublin, Ireland

Biography

Elizabeth Bowen CBE (1899-1973) was an Irish-British novelist and short story writer notable for her books about the "big house" of Irish landed Protestants as well as her fiction about life in wartime London.