John Braine
Born
in Bingley, The United Kingdom
April 13, 1922
Died
October 28, 1986
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Room at the Top
86 editions
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1957
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Life at the Top
35 editions
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published
1962
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How to Write a Novel
14 editions
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published
1974
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The Crying Game
13 editions
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published
1970
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Път към висшето общество. Живот във висшето общество
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4 editions
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published
2007
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The Jealous God
25 editions
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published
1964
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The Vodi
4 editions
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published
1959
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Stay With Me Till Morning
9 editions
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published
1970
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Waiting for Sheila
7 editions
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published
1991
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Queen of a Distant Country
8 editions
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published
1973
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“Writing's not always a pleasure to me, but if I'm not writing every other pleasure loses its savour.”
― Becoming a Writer
― Becoming a Writer
“To be shockingly original with your first novel, you don’t have to discover a new technique: Simply write about people as they are and not as the predominantly liberal and humanist literary establishment believes that they ought to be.”
― Writing a Novel
― Writing a Novel
“If the original of any of your characters would win a libel case against you, you have failed to create a real character.”
― Writing a Novel
― Writing a Novel
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1000 Books Before...: * State of the Nation List | 1 | 21 | Mar 11, 2017 08:05AM | |
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