Edward Upward
British writer (1903-2009) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 105
Edward Falaise Upward, FRSL was a British novelist and short story writer who, prior to his death, was believed to be the UK's oldest living author.
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Initially gaining recognition amongst the Auden Group as a highly imaginative surrealist writer, in the 1930s he joined the Communist Party of Great Britain, after which his writing shifted towards Marxist realism. His literary career spanned over eighty years.
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United Kingdom
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Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1903 to 2009 · aged 105
