Ray Coryton Hutchinson (23 January 1907 – 3 July 1975) was a best-selling British novelist. His posthumously published novel Rising (1976) was short-listed for the 1976 Booker Prize.
His first novel, Thou Hast a Devil, was published in 1930. It was followed by The Answering Glory (1932), and The Unforgotten Prisoner (1933), which sold 150,000 copies in the first month. Subsequent novels also sold very well and in 1935 he left Colman's to begin writing full-time.
In March 1940 he joined the army, and in July was posted as captain in the 8th Battalion of the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment). He travelled widely during the Second World War, while continuing to write. In October 1945, after preparing the official history of the Paiforce campaign, he was demobilised with the rank of major.
After the war he wrote many more successful novels, often recommended by book clubs. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in June 1962.
He died before completing the last chapter of his novel, Rising (1976). It was published in September of the same year and short-listed for the Booker Prize in November 1976.
His published work comprises 17 novels and 28 short stories, as well as one play, Last Train South (1938).
hutchinson, coryton, hutchinson, january, 1907, july, 1975, best, selling, british, novelist, posthumously, published, novel, rising, 1976, short, listed, 1976, booker, prize, born, finchley, middlesex, educated, monkton, combe, school, near, bath, from, 1920,. Ray Coryton Hutchinson 23 January 1907 3 July 1975 was a best selling British novelist His posthumously published novel Rising 1976 was short listed for the 1976 Booker Prize He was born in Finchley Middlesex and educated at Monkton Combe School near Bath from 1920 to 1924 He received his BA at Oriel College Oxford in 1927 and joined the advertising department at Colman s in Norwich He married Margaret Owen Jones in April 1929 His first novel Thou Hast a Devil was published in 1930 It was followed by The Answering Glory 1932 and The Unforgotten Prisoner 1933 which sold 150 000 copies in the first month Subsequent novels also sold very well and in 1935 he left Colman s to begin writing full time In March 1940 he joined the army and in July was posted as captain in the 8th Battalion of the Buffs Royal East Kent Regiment He travelled widely during the Second World War while continuing to write In October 1945 after preparing the official history of the Paiforce campaign he was demobilised with the rank of major After the war he wrote many more successful novels often recommended by book clubs He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in June 1962 He died before completing the last chapter of his novel Rising 1976 It was published in September of the same year and short listed for the Booker Prize in November 1976 His published work comprises 17 novels and 28 short stories as well as one play Last Train South 1938 Contents 1 Novels 2 Drama 3 References 4 External linksNovels editThou Hast a Devil 1930 The Caravan of Culture 1930 unpublished The Answering Glory 1932 The Unforgotten Prisoner 1933 One Light Burning 1935 Shining Scabbard 1936 Testament 1938 The Fire and the Wood 1940 Interim 1945 Elephant and Castle 1949 Recollection of a Journey 1952 US title Journey with Strangers The Stepmother 1955 March the Ninth 1957 Image of My Father 1961 US title The Inheritor A Child Possessed 1964 Winner of the W H Smith Literary Award in 1966 Johanna at Daybreak 1969 Origins of Cathleen 1971 Rising 1976 Drama editThe Pace for LivingReferences editR C Hutchinson The Quixotes Collected Stories Edited by Robert Green Carcanet Press Manchester 1984 External links editR C Hutchinson Papers at the Harry Ransom Center nbsp This article about a novelist from the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title R C Hutchinson amp oldid 1108123736, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
