biography
| name: |
Wain, John (Barrington)
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pronunciation:
[wayn]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1925–94)
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| biography:
| Writer and critic, born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, C England, UK. He studied at Oxford, and lectured in English at Reading (1947–55) before becoming a freelance writer. His novels include Hurry on Down (1953) and The Contenders (1958), tilting at post-war British social values as viewed by a provincial. He also wrote poetry (Poems, 1949–79 appeared in 1981), plays, and several books of literary criticism, notably Preliminary Essays (1957). He was professor of poetry at Oxford (1973–8). Later books include Lizzie's Floating Shop (1981), Young Shoulders (1982, Whitbread), and Comedies (1990). He also produced two volumes of autobiography, Sprightly Running (1982) and Dear Shadows (1986). |
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