John Griffith Bowen

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John Griffith Bowen (born November 5, 1924) is a British playwright and novelist. ^[1] He was born in Calcutta, India, earned M.A. (1952) from Oxford University and worked in publishing, drama and television.

Contents 1 Bibliography 1.1 Novels 1.2 Plays 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Novels

Bowen started writing books in the mid-1950s.

• The Truth Will Not Help Us: Embroidery on an Historical Theme. London, Chatto and Windus, 1956.
• After the Rain. London, Faber, 1958; New York, Ballantine, 1959.
• The Centre of the Green. London, Faber, 1959; New York, McDowellObolensky, 1960.
• Storyboard. London, Faber, 1960.
• The Birdcage. London, Faber, and New York, Harper, 1962.
• A World Elsewhere. London, Faber, 1965; New York, CowardMcCann, 1967.
• Squeak (1983)
• The McGuffin (1984)
• The Girls: A Story of Village Life. London, Hamish Hamilton, 1986;New York, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1987.
• Fighting Back. London, Hamish Hamilton, 1989.
• The Precious Gift. London, Sinclair Stevenson, 1992.
• No Retreat. London, Sinclair Stevenson, 1994.

[edit] Plays

In the mid-1960s Bowen switched to writing plays for theatre and television.

• Hetty Wainthrop Investigates (1995)
• Hetty Wainthrop: Woman of the Year (1996)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• John (Griffith) Bowen Biography by James Gindin