Jan Morris
1926–2020
Welsh historian, journalist and travel writer known for her studies of the British Empire and her portraits of cities. Born in Clevedon, Somerset, she served with the 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers at the end of the Second World War and studied at Christ Church, Oxford. As a reporter for The Times she was the only journalist with the 1953 British Everest expedition. Her books include the Pax Britannica trilogy, studies of Venice and Trieste, and the memoir Conundrum, which describes her gender transition. She died in November 2020. Last Letters from Hav was shortlisted for the 1985 Booker Prize.
Works
- Last Letters from Hav (1985)
Prizes
- Last Letters from Hav — The Booker Prize 1985: Shortlist