Jeanette Winterson
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Known For: Writing
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: August 27, 1959 (65 years old)
Place of Birth: Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Jeanette Winterson, CBE is an English writer, who became famous with her first book, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, a semi-autobiographical novel about a sensitive teenage girl rebelling against conventional values. Some of her other novels have explored gender polarities and sexual identity.