John Berger

John Berger

Known for

Writing

Born

November 5, 1926

Birthplace

Stoke Newington, London, England

Died

January 2, 2017 (aged 90)

Biography

John Peter Berger (/ˈbɜːrdʒər/; 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, is often used as a university text. He lived in France for over fifty years.

Best known work

The Salamander
The Salamander
1971
Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000
Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000
1976
The Middle of the World
The Middle of the World
1974
Return from Africa
Return from Africa
1973
Ways of Seeing
Ways of Seeing
1972
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
2017
Play Me Something
Play Me Something
1989
John Berger or The Art of Looking
John Berger or The Art of Looking
2016
The Spectre of Hope
The Spectre of Hope
2002
Apostrophes
Apostrophes
1975

Filmography

  1. 2026

    En recuerdo a John Berger

    as Self

  2. 2020

    8 Poems of Emigration

    as Poet / Narrator (voice)

  3. 2017

    The Economy of the Dead

    as Speaker (voice), Writer

  4. 2017

  5. 2016

  6. 2016

  7. 2013

  8. 2012

    12.Août.2002

    as Self (Voice), Writer

  9. 2009

  10. 2008

  11. 2007

  12. 2004

  13. 2002

  14. 2002

  15. 1993

  16. 1992

  17. 1989

  18. 1989

    Another Way of Telling: Views on PhotographyTV

    as Self (4 episodes), Writer, Still Photographer

  19. 1989

    Heartland

    Original Story

  20. 1989

    Play Me Something

    as Secretary, Short Story, Writer

  21. 1988

    L'écho

    Writer

  22. 1988

  23. 1985

    About Time

    as John Berger, Writer

  24. 1984

    Saturday ReviewTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  25. 1980

    Parting Shots from Animals

    as Self (narrator), Writer

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