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William Makepeace Thackeray
AuthorBooks · Second hand1811-1863
William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1847–1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of British society, and the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon, which was adapted for a 1975 film by Stanley Kubrick.
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About William Makepeace Thackeray
Birth
1811
Death
1863
First book
1844
Years writing
182
William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1847–1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of British society, and the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon, which was adapted for a 1975 film by Stanley Kubrick.
William Makepeace Thackeray was born in Calcutta in 1811, far from his native England.
He is world-renowned for his masterpiece Vanity Fair, a satirical portrait of English society.
Throughout his literary career, he used the witty pseudonym Michael Angelo Titmarsh.
His style is characterized by sharp social satire that dissects the customs of his time.
Over the course of his prolific career, he wrote more than a thousand works exploring British history and fiction.
