Книга: J. B. Priestley «Angel Pavement»
Роман на английском языке "Улица Ангела" о трудностях послевоенного времени, обусловленных острыми социальными противоречиями английского общества. Издательство: "Прогресс" (1974) Формат: 84x108/32, 504 стр.
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J. B. Priestley
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John Boynton Priestley, OM (
Biography
Early years
Priestley was born in what he described as an "ultra-respectable" suburb of
Priestley served during the First World War in the 10th battalion,
Career
Priestley's first major success came with a novel, "
He moved into a new genre and became as well known as a
Many of his works have a political aspect. For example, "An Inspector Calls", as well as being a "Time Play", contains many references to Priestley wrote the travelogue " His interest in the problem of time led him to publish an extended essay in 1964 under the title of "Man and Time" (Aldus published this as a companion to Although Priestley never wrote a formal book of memoirs, his literary reminiscences, "Margin Released", provide valuable insights into the author's work. The section dealing with his job as a teenage clerk in a Bradford wool-sorter's office manages to weave fine literature from an outwardly unpromising subject - a characteristic of many of his novels. A special collector edition of "Bright Days" was re-issued by Great Northern Books in 2006, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the publication of this novel.cite web | title=Bright Day: A special collectors' edition, by J. B. Priestley | publisher=Great Northern Books | url=http://www.gnbooks.co.uk/books/1905080182.shtml | accessdate=2007-10-10] Personal life Priestley was one of the interviewees for the documentary series " He was a founding member of the He was married three times. In 1921 he married Pat Tempest, and in 1922 two daughters were born. In September 1926, he married Jane Wyndham-Lewis; together, they produced two daughters and one son. In 1953, he divorced his second wife and married ee also * Notes References * Brome, Vincent (1988). "J.B. Priestley." ISBN 0-241-12560-X External links * [http://www.jbpriestley.co.uk/ Website on JB Priestley] Persondata Источник: J. B. Priestley
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* Cook, Judith (1997). "Priestley." ISBN 0-7475-3508-6
* [http://www.gnbooks.co.uk/books/1905080182.shtml Bright Day: A special collectors' edition, by J.B. Priestley]
* [http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3AJohn%20Boynton%20Priestley%20-contributor%3Agutenberg%20AND%20mediatype%3Atexts Works by J. B. Priestley] at
* [http://www.jbpriestley-society.com/ J.B. Priestley Society]
* [http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jpriestley.htm Brief biography]
* [http://www.brad.ac.uk/library/special/priestley.php J B Priestley collection at the University of Bradford]
NAME= Priestley, John Boynton
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DATE OF BIRTH= 1894-09-13
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DATE OF DEATH= 1984-08-14
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