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Who is Lionel Shriver?
Lionel Shriver is a well-known American author and journalist. Lionel Shriver currently works as a writer for The Spectator. She has written for publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, The New York Times, The Economist, Harper’s, and others.
Early Life and Childhood
Lionel Shriver was born in Gastonia, North Carolina, in the United States on May 18, 1957. Her age is 64 years. Every year on May 18th, Lionel celebrates her birthday.
Lionel’s father, Donald, was a Presbyterian minister who later became an academic and president of New York’s Union Theological Seminary, and her mother was a housewife.
Lionel changed her name from Margaret Ann to Lionel when she was 15 years old because she did not like the name she had been given and, as a tomboy, felt a conventionally male name was more appropriate.
Timothy and Greg are her other brothers.
Education Details
Lionel Shriver attended Barnard College, Columbia University, after finishing primary and secondary school (BA, MFA).
Professional Career
Shriver works for The Spectator as a writer. She has written for publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, The New York Times, The Economist, Harper’s, and others.
Lionel began writing a column for The Guardian in July 2005, where she discussed maternal disposition in Western society, the pettiness of British government officials, and the importance of libraries.
In 2005, Lionel’s novel We Need to Talk About Kevin won the Orange Prize for Fiction.
Her most recent book, Should We Stay or Should We Go: A Novel, was released in June 2021. This book also depicts twelve parallel universes, each of which depicts a possible future for Kay and Cyril.
Net Worth and Salary
Lionel Shriver earns an annual salary of $79,964.
She is a journalist and author who currently contributes to The Spectator. As a result, Lionel has amassed a sizable fortune over the years. Lionel’s net worth is estimated to be $756,753.
Relationship Status
Lionel Shriver is married to jazz drummer, composer, and educator Jeff Williams.
In 2003, the couple married. The two are residents of Bermondsey, London. Jeff was born on July 6, 1950, in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Details about whether the couple has children are currently unknown.
Body Measurements
She is a woman of average height. Lionel is 5 feet 5 inches tall (Approx. 1.65 m).
Social Media
Her Twitter handle is @shriverlionel.
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Trivia
- Lionel is married to jazz drummer, composer, and educator Jeff Williams. In 2003, the couple married.
- Jeff was born on July 6, 1950, in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
- Lionel works for The Spectator as a writer.
- She has written for publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, The New York Times, The Economist, Harper’s, and others.
- Her net worth is estimated to be $756,753.
