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Morris Langlo West AO (26 April 1916 – 9 October 1999) was an Australian novelist and playwright, best known for his novels The Devil's Advocate (1959), The Shoes of the Fisherman (1963) and The Clowns of God (1981).
Morris Langlo West, noto anche come Michael East, Julian Morris (Melbourne, 26 aprile 1916 – Sydney, 9 ottobre 1999), è stato uno scrittore australiano. I suoi libri sono stati pubblicati in 27 lingue e hanno venduto oltre 60 milioni di copie in tutto il mondo.
22 apr 2024 · Morris West was an Australian novelist noted for such best-sellers as The Devil’s Advocate (1959) and The Shoes of the Fisherman (1963). Educated at the University of Melbourne, West taught modern languages and mathematics as a member of the Christian Brothers order in New South Wales and Tasmania.
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Born in Melbourne in 1916 when the world was at war, Morris Langlo West was the oldest of six children born to Charles Langlo West and Florence Guilfoyle Hanlon. By the time he was six years old, West became aware of growing tensions between his parents.
27 lug 2008 · Brief Biography. Morris West was born in St Kilda, Melbourne in 1916. He graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1937 and took up work as a teacher in New South Wales and Tasmania. During this period he had been a member of the Christian Brothers but left the order after 12 years.
Morris West was one of the great story-tellers of the twentieth century. He wrote 28 novels, many of which were made into films. Published in 27 languages during his lifetime, his intelligent, eloquent narratives reflect a fundamental determination to tackle the deeper concerns of his time, and resulted in the sale of an estimated 70 million ...
12 ott 1999 · Morris West, who used his power as a storyteller and fascination with Roman Catholic faith and morals to spin more than two dozen novels, many of them best sellers like ''The Devil's Advocate''...
