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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.>
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Sybille Bedford (1911-2006) was born in Charlottenburg, Germany. Because of her eccentric and ill-matched parents, she had a very unusual childhood and youth and a hectic education. 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.