John Braine | |
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 Braine in 1962 | |
| Born | 13 April 1922 Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 28 October 1986 (aged 64) |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Known for | Room at the Top (1957) |
John Gerard Braine (13 April 1922 – 28 October 1986)[1] was an English novelist. Braine is usually listed among the angry young men, a loosely defined group of English writers who emerged on the literary scene in the 1950s.
- ^ "Braine, John Gerard (1922–1986), writer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 23 September 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/39825. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 26 March 2018. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)