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John Braine
John Braine (April 13, 1922 – October 28, 1986) was a British novelist.
Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Braine left grammar school at 16 and worked in a shop, a laboratory and a factory before becoming, after the war, a librarian. Although he wrote twelve works of fiction, Braine is chiefly remembered today for his first novel, Room at the Top (1957), which was also turned into a successful movie (1959). Braine is usually associated with the Angry Young Men movement.
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Fiction
- Room at the Top (1957)
- The Jealous God (1964)
- The Crying Game (1968)
- Stay With Me Till Morning (1970)
- The Pious Agent (1975)
- Waiting for Sheila (1976)
Non-fiction
- Writing a Novel (1974)
- J. B. Priestley (1978)
House of Stratus have recently republished some of Braine's novels.
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