John Wain
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John Wain was an English novelist, poet, critic, and member of the postwar "Angry Young Men" literary movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Wain canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essayist
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human ⓘ literary critic ⓘ member of the Angry Young Men ⓘ novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize
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Somerset Maugham Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-03-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-05-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | St John's College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
St Catherine's College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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University of Oxford ⓘ |
| familyName | Wain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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literary criticism ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later British novelists ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Samuel Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society of Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Angry Young Men
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postwar British literature ⓘ |
| name | John Wain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Winter in the Hills
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Hurry On Down NERFINISHED ⓘ Letters to Five Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ Living in the Present NERFINISHED ⓘ Poems 1949–1979 NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Johnson (biography) NERFINISHED ⓘ Strike the Father Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ The Contenders NERFINISHED ⓘ The Life Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
critic
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essayist ⓘ novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| partOf | postwar British literary scene ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Staffordshire
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Stoke-on-Trent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Eirian James
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Patricia Wain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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