Autor/-in: Sybille Bedford

Sybille Bedford. (1911-2006) was born in Charlottenburg, Germany, the daughter of a German father and an English mother. She grew up in Italy, France and England. The account of her travels in Mexico, A Visit to Don Otavio. , was her first published book in 1953, and she followed it with three novels, A Legacy. (1956), A Favourite of the Gods. (1963) and A Compass Error. (1968). Her semi-autobiographical novel, Jigsaw. , was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1989. Her memoir, Quicksands. , was published in 2005.