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The article discusses the exhibition 'A Lively Mind: Jane Austen at 250' at the Morgan Library & Museum, which showcases personal items and manuscripts that reveal Austen's serious dedication to her writing, countering the myth of her as a retiring spinster, and highlights her creative process and career trajectory.
A.S. Byatt, the acclaimed British novelist and scholar, known for her Booker Prize-winning novel "Possession," has passed away at the age of 87. Byatt, who published 11 novels and six collections of short stories, broke the academic mold by seamlessly blending her intellectual prowess with her fiction writing. "Possession," a scholarly detective story exploring illicit love across two centuries, became a bestseller and was adapted into a feature film. Byatt's work expanded the scope of contemporary British fiction and solidified her reputation as an unapologetic intellectual.