John Braine
John Gerard Braine (born April 13, 1922 in Bradford , England , † October 28, 1986 in London , England) was a British author, best known for his novel The Way Up .
Life
John Braine left St. Bede's Grammar School at 16 and worked in a shop, laboratory, and factory before becoming a librarian after World War II . He had previously finished school at the age of 22.
With his first novel, Room at the Top , he hit the bull's eye in 1957. It was translated by Herbert Schlueter in 1957 and initially appeared under the title ... and would harm his soul . It has been known as The Way Up since the 1960s ; at the same time with the German title of the film , directed by Jack Clayton and Laurence Harvey took over the leading role.
After the success of his debut novel, Braine gave up his job as a librarian and worked as a freelance writer, although The Way Up remained his best-known book. Among other things, the sequel Life at the Top ( A man of society ) appeared in 1962 .
Braine is commonly associated with the Angry Young Men movement .
Works
Novels
- Room at the Top , 1957 (Ger. ... and would take damage to his soul , 1957; from 1960/1963 under the title Der Weg nach oben )
- The Vodi , 1959 (German because some are in the dark , 1960)
- Life at the Top 1962 (German A Man of Society , 1963)
- The Jealous God , 1964
- The Crying Game , 1968
- Stay With Me Till Morning , 1970
- The Queen Of A Distant Country , 1972
- The Pious Agent , 1975
- Waiting for Sheila , 1976
- One And Last Love , 1981
- The Two Of Us , 1984
- These Golden Days , 1985
Non-fiction
- Writing a Novel , 1974
- JB Priestley , 1978
Filmography (selection)
- 1958: The way up
- 1965: Life at the top - Director: Ted Kotcheff
- 2005: The Jealous God - Director: Steven Woodcock
Web links
- Literature by and about John Braine in the catalog of the German National Library
- John Braine in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Karl-Heinz Stoll : John Braine . In: Horst W. Drescher (Hrsg.): English literature of the present in single representations (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 399). Kröner, Stuttgart 1970, DNB 456542965 , pp. 173-189, here p. 187.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Braine, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Braine, John Gerard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bradford , Yorkshire and the Humber, England, United Kingdom |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 28, 1986 |
| Place of death | London , England, UK |