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Alan Sillitoe

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British writer (1928-2010)

United KingdomWritersLived 1928 to 2010 · aged 82
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Alan Sillitoe FRSL was an English writer and one of the so-called "angry young men" of the 1950s. He disliked the label, as did most of the other writers to whom it was applied.

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Sillitoe's grave in Highgate CemeterySillitoe's grave in Highgate Cemetery

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1960Hawthornden Prize
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

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Anton DiffringAlso in Counterpoint (1967)Alec McCowenAlso in The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)Colin BlakelyAlso in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)Derek FowldsAlso in The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)Dan FrazerAlso in Counterpoint (1967)Karel ReiszAlso in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)

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Alan Sillitoe FRSL was an English writer and one of the so-called "angry young men" of the 1950s. He disliked the label, as did most of the other writers to whom it was applied. He is best known for his debut novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and his early short story "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner", both of which were adapted into films.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1928 to 2010 · aged 82
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28 languages

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