Quote of the day
When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, Idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter.
John Braine
Born: April 13, 1922
Died: October 28, 1986 (aged 64)
Bio: John Gerard Braine 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.
Known for:
- Room at the Top (1957)
- The Vodi (1959)
- Life at the Top (1962)
- Waiting for Sheila (1976)
- Stay With Me Till Morning (1970)
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