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	Bernice Rubens - Telegraph
		Bernice Rubens, the writer who died yesterday aged 76, explored "the pathetic secrets of damaged souls" in a series of novels, many of which drew on her own Jewish family childhood in Cardiff; her fourth novel, The Elected Member, won the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1970.
		Bernice Rubens returned to her Jewish heritage in the novel Brothers (1983), which follows several generations of a Russian Jewish family moving through Europe fleeing persecution.
		Between novels, Bernice Rubens wrote and directed documentary films, including a series on Indonesia for the UN and an acclaimed Man Alive documentary about the plight of parents of the mentally handicapped; she also worked abroad occasionally as a British Council representative.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/10/14/db1401.xml (1231 words)

	Bernice Rubens \| www.somethingjewish.co.uk
		Of course Rubens is more than happy to promote the book, but she has her mind on other matters as well.
		Being in the position of interviewee rather than interviewer is an odd one, but thankfully Rubens appears interested in the (admittedly mundane) information I tell her, having been unexpectedly put on the spot.
		Rubens herself, meanwhile, litters our conversation with references to other interviews she has done recently, with a host of people who have not read her book.
	www.somethingjewish.co.uk /articles/497_bernice_rubens.htm (2528 words)

	Obituary: Bernice Rubens \| Obituaries \| Guardian Unlimited
		Bernice Rubens had just completed her autobiography when she died, at the age of 76.
		It was a bright moment in Rubens' lifelong loathing of the psychotherapeutic industry, later shared by the narrator of her 2002 novel, Nine Lives, who kills nine shrinks (and one dentist, by mistake).
		Despite her aversion to psychiatry, Rubens prefaced this book with a line from RD Laing, who observed that patients who were "disturbed" often came from "very disturbing" families.
	www.guardian.co.uk /obituaries/story/0,3604,1326565,00.html (1850 words)

	rubens
		Rubens and his age david teniers apes in the kitchen (detail) toronto is enjoying a three month long visit of treasures.
		Images of rubens paintings the meeting of abraham and melchizedek the battle of the amazonsthe annunciationthe boar hunt.
		Peter paul rubens oil paintings, peter paul rubens biography, peter paul rubens gallery peter paul rubens the apotheosis of henry iv and the proclamation of the regency of marie demedici.
	www.allgreatpainters.com /rubens (831 words)

	Bernice Rubens; novelist of Jewish angst; 76 \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Bernice Rubens, a prolific British novelist who drew on her Jewish upbringing and ill-fated marriage to tell stories of vice and grimness with warmth and even humor, died Oct. 13 in London, British newspapers reported.
		Rubens wrote the first of her 25 books when she was 35, to cope with what she later described as "the kind of despair that any intelligent woman has today." She said she thought of writing as therapy.
		Bernice Ruth Rubens was born in Cardiff, Wales, on July 26, 1928, and studied English literature at Cardiff University, graduating in 1948 and then teaching in Birmingham, England.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20041118/news_1m18rubens.html (317 words)

	Rubens, Bernice Criticism and Essays
		Among the issues Rubens examines are the conflicts in personal relationships and the destructiveness of loneliness.
		In her first four novels Rubens drew on her ethnic background to delineate the inner struggles of Jewish family life.
		Although some critics faulted the novel for its inadequate development of character, most agreed that Rubens was skillful in her selection of detail.
	www.enotes.com /contemporary-literary-criticism/rubens-bernice-vol-31/introduction (401 words)

	Bernice Rubens, British novelist, 76 - The Boston Globe
		Bernice Rubens, British novelist, 76 - The Boston Globe
		LONDON -- Bernice Rubens, whose insightful, witty, sometimes dark novels drew on her own Jewish background, died Wednesday, The Guardian newspaper reported.
		Rubens produced 24 novels in all, making sure to write nearly every day.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/10/17/bernice_rubens_british_novelist_76 (141 words)

	Bernice Rubens (Estate) CV at PFD
		Bernice Rubens was one of Britain’s most successful postwar novelists.
		THE ELECTED MEMBER was awarded the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1970, a year in which the other shortlisted writers included Iris Murdoch, William Trevor and Elizabeth Bowen.
		But he had one protection - he had not yet been born.
	www.pfd.co.uk /clients/rubensb/b-aut.html (754 words)

	Bernice Rubens review.
		Likewise, Bernice Rubens relies on imagination rather than special knowledge to tell her tale.
		Rubens doesnt turn her novel into a stand-up comedy routine, like Mr Wakefield's Crusade, which tries too hard to be funny.
		Still, Rubens may have been rubbing our noses in the fact that, British subjects had something more important than themselves to look up to, however deficient.
	lit4lib.sky7.us /rubens.htm (899 words)

	Bernice Rubens obituary - Times Online
		Bernice Rubens was born in Cardiff in 1928.
		Rubens was the third of four children and their family was closeknit.
		Rubens read English literature at Unversity College, Cardiff, where she was president of both the Socialist and the Music societies.
	www.timesonline.co.uk /tol/comment/obituaries/article493988.ece (1570 words)

	Bernice Rubens Biography and Summary
		Bernice Rubens has written eleven novels, most of which have been well received by the critics.
		Bernice Rubens(July 26 1928- October 13 2004) was a Welsh novelist and screenwriter.
		Miss Rubens, no new literary figure, has written ten novels; she won the Booker Prize in 1970, and was short-listed for it in 1978.
	www.bookrags.com /Bernice_Rubens (374 words)

	TomFolio.com: by Bernice Rubens
		Rubens, Bernice CHOSEN PEOPLE Publisher: ATHENEUM N. vg+/vg+.
		Rubens, Bernice Nine Lives Publisher: 247 p.Little Brown 2002.
		Bernice Rubens Our Father ISBN: 0385295936 Published: 1987.
	www.tomfolio.com /SearchAuthorTitle.asp?Aut=Bernice_Rubens (273 words)

	Bernice Rubens (1928 - 2004)
		Bernice Rubens, the writer who died aged 76, explored "the pathetic secrets of damaged souls" in a series of novels, many of which drew on her own Jewish family childhood in Cardiff; her fourth novel, The Elected Member, won the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1970.
		bernice's sister beryl was a huge influence on me as a child, and if anyone can put me in contact with her i would greatly appreciate it.
		To tell others about the website in memory of Bernice Rubens, enter their e-mail addresses:
	bernice-rubens.memory-of.com (1294 words)

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		In a rare foray outside that natural home, Booker Prize-winner Bernice Rubens penned these memoirs 'while I still have a memory'.
		It wasn't the sort of thing that happened to girls born in Glossop Terrace in Splott, the 'unmentionable and indisputable armpit of Cardiff'.
		In this delightful evocation of her own life, Rubens escorts us, with a flotilla of anecdotes, away from that armpit through her wartime childhood, her first 'major folly' (studying English at University) to stints as a teacher, lady's maid and actress before stumbling upon a career that bemused her until the end of her days.
	www.play.com /Books/Books/STGCS8/3-/1129909/When_I_Grow_Up/Product.html (303 words)

	Bernice Rubens page - biography bibliography obituary interviews
		Bernice Rubens page - biography bibliography obituary interviews
		Bernice Rubens â“ Caroline Westbrookâs interview with Bernice
		Bernice Rubens â“ A writer with a social conscience â“ a very good overview of Bernice Rubensâ career by Helga Abraham (pdf format)
	www.authortrek.com /bernice_rubens_page.html (120 words)

	››› buch.de - bücher - Nine Lives - Bernice Rubens; Bernice Ruebens
		Mehr von: Bernice Rubens, Bernice Ruebens, Trafalgar Square
		As her husband's tale emerges, it reveals a past peppered with secrets from which Donald has never been able to escape.
		Until now...Bernice Rubens' many novels include the 1970 Booker Prize winner, The Elected Member, and A Five Year Sentence, which was shortlisted for the same award.
	www.buch.de /buch/04338/888_nine_lives.html (211 words)

	Booker Prize winner bernice Rubens dies aged 76
		News » Booker Prize winner bernice Rubens dies aged 76
		The Booker winning author Bernice Rubens died yesterday, aged 76.
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	www.writewords.org.uk /news/598.asp (319 words)

	bookfever.com Book Index by Author name
		Rubens, Bernice FAVOURS New York: Summit Books, 1978.
		Rubens, Bernice MR WAKEFIELD'S CRUSADE New York: Delacorte, 1985.
		Rubens, Bernice OUR FATHER New York: Delacorte, 1987.
	bookfever.com /Author_Index/book_index00057.html (1735 words)

	Bernice Rubens on LibraryThing \| Catalog your books online
		112 LibraryThing users have 208 books by Bernice Rubens
		I sent a letter to my love 12 copies
		No members have added Bernice Rubens as a favorite.
	www.librarything.com /author/rubensbernice (277 words)

	Bernice Rubens (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Won the 1970 Booker Prize for her novel 'The Elected Member'.
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	Bernice Rubens Interview with Don Swaim (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bernice Rubens sheds light on her experiences in the Soviet Union where she was attempting to research for her novel, Brothers.
		She also talks about the inspiration behind her first book, Set On Edge and why it was harder to write this second book.
		Bernice Rubens is also the author of Mate In Three and The Elected Member, which won the prestigious Booker Prize for Fiction.
	wiredforbooks.org /bernicerubens (129 words)

	dovegreyreader scribbles: Bernice Rubens
		Mention of Bernice Rubens over on the Mostly Books blog (from that bookshop to die for in lucky old Abingdon) reminds me that I may not have mentioned her recently on here and that is most remiss of me.
		Forget hidden ideology about which the author is completely unware, Bernice Rubens knew exactly the fate she wished on all psychotherapists and declared it loud and clear from every page of this book.
		Sadly Bernice Rubens died two months later so this may well have been one of her last literary events.It was a memorable, never to be forgotten day and every time I pick up one of her books I feel as if I know her.
	dovegreyreader.typepad.com /dovegreyreader_scribbles/2007/04/bernice_rubens.html (1533 words)

	Bernice Rubens review.
		Likewise, Bernice Rubens relies on imagination rather than special knowledge to tell her tale.
		Rubens doesnt turn her novel into a stand-up comedy routine, like Mr Wakefield's Crusade, which tries too hard to be funny.
		Still, Rubens may have been rubbing our noses in the fact that, British subjects had something more important than themselves to look up to, however deficient.
	www.lit4lib.sky7.us /rubens.htm (899 words)

	Bernice Rubens: Das Wartespiel
		Rubens hat mit viel Verve und Esprit eine großartige Geschichte geschrieben, skurril, sentimental und nie langweilig.
		Bernice Rubens schreibt keine Reißer, die einen vom ersten Moment an so fesseln, dass man alles rund um sich herum vergisst.
		Bernice Rubens ist eine ausgesprochen gute Erzählerin und ihre Bücher in die Schublade „Frauenbuch“ zu stecken kann ich absolut nicht nachvollziehen.
	www.krimi-couch.de /krimis/bernice-rubens-das-wartespiel.html (866 words)

	Rubens, Bernice Criticism and Essays \| ROBERT GREENFIELD
		In her 12th novel, Bernice Rubens has abandoned the small canvas for the large.
		Discarding the relatively modest yet always human situations that previously have been her subject matter, in "Brothers" the English novelist follows six generations of a Jewish family as they suffer through 150 years of unrelenting European oppression.
		Miss Rubens seems determined to let nothing get in the way of the long span of recorded history she has set out to cover.
	www.enotes.com /contemporary-literary-criticism/rubens-bernice-vol-31/robert-greenfield (182 words)

	WHEN I GROW UP - Bernice Rubens - Penguin Books
		In a rare foray outside that natural home, Booker Prize-winner Bernice Rubens penned these memoirs "while I still have a memory".
		In this delightful evocation of her own life, Rubens escorts us, with a flotilla of anecdotes, away from that armpit through her wartime childhood, her first "major folly" (studying English at University) to stints as a teacher, lady's maid and actress before stumbling upon a career that bemused her until the end of her days.
		Bernice Rubens died in the autumn of 2004.
	www.penguin.ca /nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780349120171,00.html (184 words)

	Bernice Rubens - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bernice Rubens (July 26 1928 - October 13 2004) was a Welsh novelist and screenwriter.
		She was born in Cardiff, Wales, of Russian Jewish descent.
		This page was last modified 14:04, 6 May 2005.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Bernice_Rubens (69 words)

	Amazon.com: A Solitary Grief: Books: Bernice Rubens (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Her cool tales about acrid domestic relations and solitary masturbatory griefs, rages, and obsessions, touched as they are with a bizarre comic irony, cut deep.
		(Rubens wickedly skewers the workday of a bored psychiatrist).
		I have loved every single one (except Brothers, which reads like it was written by someone else.) A Solitary Grief is Rubens at her best.
	www.amazon.com /Solitary-Grief-Bernice-Rubens/dp/0349102201 (975 words)

	Amazon.com: The Elected Member: Books: Bernice Rubens (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bernice Rubens' novels are difficult to find here in America but are definitely worth reading.
		The Elected Member is about the Zweck family, a well-to-do Orthodox Jewish family in England, and how it slowly disintegrated because of their firm hold onto their culture.
		Rubens expertly transport us to the Zwecks' family past and slowly reveals how past mistakes can come back to haunt everyone in a family.
	www.amazon.com /Elected-Member-Bernice-Rubens/dp/0671506307 (681 words)

	I, Dreyfus by Bernice Rubens
		Bernice Rubens is one of England's elder stateswomen of literature, and I,Dreyfus upholds her reputation for producing stately and polished fiction with a serious moral intent.
		For Rubens, the anti-semitism which rocked France at the turn of the last century has not gone away.
		Literary agent and fellow Jew Sam Temple (names are emblematic for Rubens, and Temple does indeed prove to be an emotional haven for Dreyfus) visits the prisoner in his cell and persuades him to write a memoir of his downfall.
	www.fantasticfiction.co.uk /r/bernice-rubens/i-dreyfus.htm (248 words)

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