John Braine

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John Gerard Braine (April 13, 1922 – October 28, 1986) was an English novelist.

Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Braine left St. Bede's 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 film (1959). Braine is usually associated with the Angry Young Men movement.

Contents 1 Select bibliography 1.1 Fiction 1.2 Non-fiction 2 External links

[edit] Select bibliography

[edit] Fiction

• Room at the Top (1957)
• The Vodi (1959)
• Life at the Top (1962)
• The Jealous God (1964)
• The Crying Game (1968) (Not related to the 1992 film of the same title)
• 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)

[edit] Non-fiction

• Writing a Novel (1974)
• J. B. Priestley (1978)

House of Stratus have recently republished some of Braine's novels.

[edit] External links

• Biography ("Famous Bradfordians")
• An image of John Braine on Any Questions in 1959
• John Braine bibliography of first editions