John Carey (critic)

John Carey, is a British literary critic, and post-retirement (2002) emeritus Merton Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford. He is known for his anti-elitist views on high culture, as expounded in several books. He has twice chaired the Booker Prize committee, in 1982 and 2003, and chaired the judging panel for the first Man Booker International Prize in 2005.

5 April 1934

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Born on the same birth day (5 April): Benjamin Garcia • Enrico Mazzanti • Fighting Harada • Frithjof Andersen • Henry Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington • Hiromi Taniguchi • John Beecher (ice hockey) • Kevin Dann • Kristof Vandewalle • Maartje Goderie • Marshall Allman • Mary Costa • Mike McCready • Pierre Nihant • Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg (1674–1748) • Shammond Williams • Shintaro Kurumaya

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