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Simon Arthur Noël Raven (28 December 1927 – 12 May 2001) was an English author, playwright, essayist, television writer, and screenwriter. He is known for his louche lifestyle as much as for his literary output.
May 9, 2024 · Simon Raven (born December 28, 1927, Leicester, Leicestershire, England—died May 12, 2001, London) was an English novelist, playwright, and journalist, known particularly for his satiric portrayal of the hedonism of the mid-20th-century upper classes of English society.
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Simon Raven’s best works were the “Alms for Oblivion” series of novels that he debuted with “Fielding Gray” in 1959 and completed with the 1976 published “The Survivors.” The series follows a group of boys from a public school during the post-war years.
Dec 6, 2016 · Simon Arthur Noël Raven (28 December 1927 – 12 May 2001) was an English novelist, essayist, dramatist and raconteur who, in a writing career of forty years, caused controversy, amusement and offence.
May 17, 2001 · Simon Raven, whose 36 novels provided a highly personalized, exceedingly hedonistic vision of the English upper classes, died Saturday at a London hospital. He was 73.
May 12, 2001 · Simon Arthur Noël Raven (28 December 1927 – 12 May 2001) was an English novelist, essayist, dramatist and raconteur who, in a writing career of forty years, caused controversy, amusement and offence.
Brooke Allen reviews the life and works of Simon Raven, a writer who appealed to a small but loyal audience of well-educated, worldly, and snobbish readers. She highlights his pagan philosophy, his contempt for postwar England, and his influence on other authors.
