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Of Jewish extraction, she was raised in Paris, France and in Montreal, Canada. She graduated from McGill University with a B.A. degree in 1966 and her M.A. the following year. During 1970-71 she was a staff writer for the Centre for Community Research in New York City and is a former University of Essex lecturer in European Studies and a Deputy Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, UK. Jump to: navigation, search The word Jew (Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity; and often a combination of... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Jump to: navigation, search McGill University is a publicly funded, research-intensive, non-denominational, co-educational, international university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... University of Essex The University of Essex is a British university, one of the New Universities, so called, Glass Plate universities (like Warwick or York) and received its Royal Charter in 1965. ... The ICA The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is a modern art centre on The Mall in London. ... The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...

Appignanesi produced several made for television films, penned several novels plus works of non-fiction and is a founding member and editorial director for the Writers and Readers Publishing Cooperative.

In 1990 she began devoting herself to writing full time. In 2000, she was nominated for the Charles Taylor Prize for the best Canadian work of literary non-fiction for Losing the Dead: A Family Memoir. In recognition of her contribution to literature, Lisa Appignanesi has been honoured with a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French government. The Charles Taylor Prize is a Canadian literary award, presented by the Charles Taylor Foundation to the best Canadian work of literary non-fiction. ... The Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (the Order of Arts and Letters) is an Order (decoration) of France, established on May 2, 1957 by the Minister of Culture in recognition of outstanding achievement in the arts and literature. ...

Lisa Appignanesi has two children, Josh and Katrina, and lives in London.

Bibliography: (ficton & non-fiction)

• Freud's Women (2005)
• Simone De Beauvoir (Life & Times S.) (2005)
• The Memory Man (2004)
• Paris Requiem (2004)
• The Cabaret (2004)
• Sanctuary (2000)
• The Dead of Winter (1999)
• Losing the Dead: A Family Memoir (1999)
• The Things We Do for Love (1997)
• A Good Woman (1996)
• Dreams of Innocence (1994)
• Memory and Desire (1991)
• The Rushdie File (1984)
• New Discovery (1984)
• Hard to Handle (1983)
• One Man Woman (1982)
• Not to be Trusted (1981)
• The Cabaret (1975)