sir victor sawdon pritchett

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Definition of sir victor sawdon pritchett in English English dictionary

v. born Dec. 16, 1900, Ipswich, Suffolk, Eng. died March 20, 1997, London British novelist, short-story writer, and critic. A full-time journalist from 1922 and a literary critic for the New Statesman (1928-65), Pritchett became known for his perceptive essays and reviews and for his penetrating and finely crafted short stories. His collections, which offer lively, ironic portraits of middle-class life, include You Make Your Own Life (1938), Blind Love (1969), and A Careless Widow (1989). He also wrote novels, travel books, and the admired memoirs A Cab at the Door (1968) and Midnight Oil (1971)

Hyphenation

sir Vic·tor sawdon pritchett

Turkish pronunciation

sır vîktır sôdın prîçît

Pronunciation

/ˈsər ˈvəktər ˈsôdən ˈprəʧət/ /ˈsɜr ˈvɪktɜr ˈsɔːdən ˈprɪʧɪt/