John Griffith Bowen
John Griffith Bowen (born 5 November 1924) is a British playwright and novelist. [1] He was born in Calcutta, India, studied at the University of Oxford (at Pembroke College and St Antony's College[2]) and worked in publishing, drama and television.
Selected Bibliography
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.
Plays
In the mid-1960s Bowen switched to writing plays for theatre and television.
- After the Rain (1966), based on his novel
- Play For Today Robin Redbreast (1970)
- A Ghost Story for Christmas The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974)
- Play For Today A Photograph (1977)
- A Ghost Story for Christmas The Ice House (1978)
- ITV Sunday Night Thriller Dark Secret (Pts 1 & 2) (1981)
- Hetty Wainthrop Investigates (1995)
- Hetty Wainthrop: Woman of the Year (1996)
References
- ↑ Tim Woods (2001) "Who's Who of Twentieth Century Novelists", ISBN 0-415-16506-7
- ↑ "Bowen, John Griffith". Who's Who 2009. Oxford University Press. December 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
External links
- John (Griffith) Bowen Biography by James Gindin
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