John Alfred Atkins (26 May 1916 – 31 March 2009) was a British writer, playwright, poet and novelist.
Career
Born at Carshalton, Surrey, to Frank Periam Atkins, a broker, and Dorothy (née Lovell), Atkins graduated B.A. from the Bristol University in 1938.[1] Subsequently, he worked for Mass Observation and later as Assistant and Literary Editor of the left-wing newspaper Tribune, before his call up for war service arrived in 1943. At Tribune his place was taken by George Orwell.
After the war, he worked as a critic specialising in analysing the work of 20th-century writers. He taught in different parts of the world, including Sudan and Poland, and his erudition and breadth of knowledge was immense. He wrote several books for Calder Publishing and other publishers and for the last thirty years of his life was spent quietly in East Anglia.
^Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, vol. 2, R. Reginald, 1979, pp. 802.
^Suzanne G. Frayser, Thomas J. Whitby, "Studies in human sexuality: a selected guide", Libraries Unlimited, 1995, ISBN1-56308-131-8, pp. 543–544.
^Joseph W. Slade, "Pornography and sexual representation: a reference guide", Pornography and Sexual Representation vol.3, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001, ISBN0-313-31521-3, pp. 812, 856.
External links
Obituary, The Guardian, 18 May 2009
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