Berger was born on 5 November 1926 in Stoke Newington, London, the first of two children of Miriam and Stanley Berger.
His grandfather was from Trieste, now Italy, and his father, … 展开

In 1958, Berger published his first novel, A Painter of Our Time, which tells the story of the disappearance of Janos Lavin, a fictional exiled Hungarian painter, and his diary's discovery by an art … 展开

Berger married three times, first to artist and illustrator Patt Marriott in 1949; the marriage was childless and the couple divorced. In the mid-1950s, he married the Russian Anya Bostock … 展开

• 1972 Booker Prize
• 1972 James Tait Black Memorial Prize
• 1991 Petrarca-Preis
• 2009 展开

Berger began his career as a painter and exhibited works at a number of London galleries in the late 1940s. His art has been shown at the … 展开

In 1999, Berger voiced both twin brother characters Archie and Albert Crisp in the video game Grand Theft Auto: London 1969.
He was a member of the … 展开

In July 2009 Berger donated his archive of 369 files, nine boxes and one book to the British Library. The contents include literary manuscripts, … 展开