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Mar 27, 2017 · LONDON — David Storey, a British writer who drew on his experiences as a miner’s son, a farmworker, an art student, a professional rugby player and a teacher to create novels and plays that won...
Mar 27, 2017 · David Storey, who wrote the novel This Sporting Life and the play Home, was a former rugby league professional and a painter. He talks about his life, his work and his clash with critics in this Q&A.
Learn about the life and works of David Storey, a novelist and playwright who won the Booker Prize for Saville and explored themes of class, sport, art and mental breakdown. Find his biography, critical perspective, bibliography and awards on this web page.
Remembering David Storey, giant of postwar English culture. The writer's newly published posthumous memoir is perhaps his most remarkable and gripping work. From magazine issue: 12 June 2021....
Mar 27, 2017 · This Sporting Life author David Storey has died at the age of 83. His much-lauded 1960 debut novel was based on his experiences as a professional rugby league player and was made into...
May 25, 2021 · David Storey was an extraordinary literary figure: an acclaimed playwright and a Booker prize-winning novelist who was also an outstanding artist. Yet he began his adult life as a professional rugby player in the austere and gritty world of northern rugby league.
Jun 23, 2021 · A Stinging Delight. Author: David Storey. ISBN-13: 978-0571360314. Publisher: Faber. Guideline Price: £20. “Death”, wrote Saul Bellow, “is the dark backing a mirror needs before we can see...
