John Carey (critic), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

John Carey (critic)

literary critic

Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1934

Place of Birth: Barnes, England, United Kingdom

Profession: writer, teacher, university teacher, journalist, literary critic, anglicist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

John Carey, (born 5 April 1934) 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 2004, and chaired the judging panel for the first Man Booker International Prize in 2005.