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Biografia. Raggiunse la notorietà con il romanzo The Good Companions ( I buoni compagni, 1929) scritto sulla linea narrativa di Henry Fielding e Charles Dickens, con cui vinse il James Tait Black Memorial Prize, ridotto poi nel 1931 per il teatro.
John Boynton Priestley OM (/ ˈ p r iː s t l i /; 13 September 1894 – 14 August 1984) was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator. His Yorkshire background is reflected in much of his fiction, notably in The Good Companions (1929), which first brought him to wide public notice.
Storia della vita di John Boynton Priestley, scrittore e drammaturgo inglese. Teatranti umorismi inglesi. Leggendo questo profilo biografico puoi conoscere anche la bibliografia, la data in cui John Boynton Priestley nacque, l'età e il giorno in cui morì.
22 apr 2024 · J. B. Priestley (born Sept. 13, 1894, Bradford, Yorkshire, Eng.—died Aug. 14, 1984, Alveston, near Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire) was a British novelist, playwright, and essayist, noted for his varied output and his ability for shrewd characterization. Priestley served in the infantry in World War I (1914–19) and then studied ...
Romanziere, drammaturgo e saggista inglese, morto a Londra, il 14 agosto 1984. Durante gli anni del secondo conflitto mondiale conquistò una vastissima popolarità conducendo la rubrica radiofonica della BBC Postscripts. Per vari anni collaborò anche al New Statesman.
PRIESTLEY, John Boynton. Romanziere, drammaturgo e critico nato a Bradford nel 1894; educato a Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
John Boynton Priestley, known as J. B. Priestley, was a multifaceted English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster, and social commentator. Born on September 13, 1894, in the suburb of Manningham, Bradford, his Yorkshire background played a significant role in shaping his literary works.
