John Braine - Definition and Overview

John Braine (April 13, 1922 – October 28, 1986) was a British novelist.

Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Braine left grammar school at 16 and worked in a shop, a laboratory and a factory before becoming, after the war, a librarian. Although he wrote twelve works of fiction, Braine is chiefly remembered today for his first novel, Room at the Top (1957), which was also turned into a successful movie (1959). Braine is usually associated with the Angry Young Men movement.

Select bibliography

Fiction

• Room at the Top (1957)
• The Jealous God (1964)
• The Crying Game (1968)
• Stay With Me Till Morning (1970)
• The Pious Agent (1975)
• Waiting for Sheila (1976)

Non-fiction

• Writing a Novel (1974)
• J. B. Priestley (1978)

House of Stratus (http://www.houseofstratus.com) have recently republished some of Braine's novels.

External links

• Biography ("Famous Bradfordians") (http://www.nmyork.freeuk.com/braine.html)
• An image of John Braine on Any Questions in 1959 (http://www.archives.wyjs.org.uk/bdimage.htm)