Paul Scott (1) (1920–1978)
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Author Paul Scott was born in England on March 25, 1920. At the age of 16, he left the Winchmore Hill Collegiate School because of financial difficulties and started a career as an accountant. In 1940, he joined the army and was sent to India. After World War II, he worked as an accountant for two toon meer small publishing houses and then as a literary agent. In 1952, he published his first novel Johnny Sahib and in 1960, he decided to become a full-time author. He is best-known for his series the Raj Quartet and his novel Staying On won the 1977 Booker Prize. He also wrote reviews and was a visiting professor at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma. He died on March 1, 1978. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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Behind Paul Scott's Raj Quartet: A Life in Letters: Volume I: The Early Years: 1940-1965 (2011) 2 exemplaren
Behind Paul Scott's Raj Quartet: A Life in Letters: Volume II: The Quartet and Beyond: 1966-1978 (2011) 1 exemplaar
Six days in Marapore^The alien sky / Paul Scott 1 exemplaar
The Raj Quartet, Books 1-3 1 exemplaar
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- Gangbare naam
- Scott, Paul
- Officiële naam
- Scott, Paul Mark
- Geboortedatum
- 1920-03-25
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1978-03-01
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- UK
- Geboorteplaats
- Southgate, Middlesex, England, UK
- Plaats van overlijden
- London, England, UK
- Oorzaak van overlijden
- colon cancer
- Woonplaatsen
- London, England, UK
India - Opleiding
- Winchmore Hill Collegiate School
- Beroepen
- novelist
playwright
poet
literary agent
accountant - Organisaties
- Pearn, Pollinger & Higham
Gray Walls Press
Falcon Press
British Army (WWII)
C. T. Payne - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Booker Prize (1977)
Yorkshire Post Fiction Award (1977) - Korte biografie
- http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/uthrc/...
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May Group Read - The Raj Quartet 2 - The Day of The Scorpion in 2014 Category Challenge (oktober 2020)
September Group Read: The Raj Quartet 4 : A Division of the Spoils in 2014 Category Challenge (oktober 2014)
July Group Read: The Raj Quartet #3 - Towers of Silence in 2014 Category Challenge (juli 2014)
March Group Read:The Raj Quartet 1 - The Jewel in the Crown in 2014 Category Challenge (juni 2014)
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