Angus Wilson

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Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson (August 11, 1913-1991) was a British novelist and short story writer. He received a knighthood for his services to literature.

Wilson was born in Bexhill, Sussex, England, to an English father and South African mother. He was educated at Merton College, Oxford, and became a librarian at the British Museum in 1937. His first publication was a collection of short stories, The Wrong Set (1949). His writing has a strongly satirical vein. Several of his books have been adapted for television.

Contents 1 Works 1.1 Novels 1.2 Short Story Collections 1.3 Play 1.4 External links

[edit] Works

[edit] Novels

• Hemlock and After (1952)
• Anglo-Saxon Attitudes (1956)
• The Middle Age of Mrs Eliot (1958)
• The Old Men at the Zoo (1961)
• Late Call (1965)
• No Laughing Matter (1967)
• As If By Magic (1973)
• Setting the World on Fire (1980)

[edit] Short Story Collections

• The Wrong Set (1949)
• Such Darling Dodos (1950)
• A Bit Off the Map (1957)

[edit] Play

• The Mulberry Bush (1955)

[edit] External links

• Authors' Calendar: Angus Wilson
• The Paris Review Interview