Writing · b. 1918 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Muriel Spark Biography Dame Muriel Sarah Spark DBE FRSE FRSL was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist. Other Credits Memento Mori Novel 1992 The Black Madonna Short Story 1980 Nasty Habits Novel 1977 Memento Mori Novel 1975 Identikit Novel 1974 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Novel 1969 Agent-readable