Patricia Duncker

Patricia Duncker
FRSL
Born (1951-06-29) 29 June 1951 (age 75)
Kingston, Jamaica
EducationNewnham College, Cambridge
St Hugh's College, Oxford
OccupationsNovelist and academic
RelativesPatricia Beer (aunt)

Patricia Marjory Duncker (born 29 June 1951) is a British novelist and academic.

Academic career

Duncker was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and was named after her aunt Patricia Beer. Duncker attended Bedales School in England and, after a period spent working in Germany, read English at Newnham College, Cambridge. She earned a doctorate from St Hugh's College, Oxford.

She has taught at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth (1991–2002), and was Professor of Prose Fiction at the University of East Anglia, working with Andrew Cowan and Michèle Roberts. From 2007 to 2015, Duncker was Professor of Contemporary Literature at the University of Manchester.

Duncker was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL) in 2026.

Bibliography

Fiction

Short stories:

Non-fiction / academic (selection)

References

  1. 1 2 "Patricia Duncker". Comma Press.
  2. ↑ Wroe, Nicholas (12 August 2000). "A shadow at my shoulder: Interview with Patricia Duncker". The Guardian.
  3. 1 2 "About". patriciaduncker.com. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Duncker, Patricia". Royal Society of Literature. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.