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Margaret Rumer Godden OBE (10 December 1907 – 8 November 1998) was an English author of more than 60 fiction and non-fiction books. Nine of her works have been made into films, most notably Black Narcissus in 1947 and The River in 1951.
Biography. Rumer Godden. Rumer Godden was born in Sussex in 1907 but, at six months old, was taken out to India where her father ran a Steam Navigation company so that she and her three sisters spent most of their childhood on the banks of the great rivers of Assam and Bengal (now Bangladesh) where they lived in Narayangunj, a jute trading town.
Rumer Godden is considered by many to be one of the foremost English language authors of the 20th century. She wrote some sixty works during her life, for both adults and children, drawing on her experiences of life in India and Britain. She won the Whitbread Award for Children’s Literature in 1972 and was awarded the OBE in 1993.
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Rumer Godden (born Dec. 10, 1907, Eastbourne, Sussex, Eng.—died Nov. 8, 1998, Dumfries, Scot.) was a British writer whose many novels, poems, and nonfictional works reflect her personal experiences in colonial India and in England.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nov 8, 1998 · Godden wrote novels, poetry, plays, biographies, and books for children. For more information, see the official website: Rumer Godden. Margaret Rumer Godden, OBE was born in Sussex, but grew up in India, in Narayanganj. Many of her 60 books are set in India.
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Rumer Godden has 138 books on Goodreads with 92678 ratings. Rumer Godden’s most popular book is In This House of Brede.
