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Gerald Hanley (17 February 1916 – 7 September 1992) [1] was an Irish novelist and travel writer and was born in Liverpool of Irish parents. Hanley's novels reflect his experiences of living in Africa, Burma and the Indian sub-continent, as well as his life as a soldier.
Ruskin Bond (born 19 May 1934) is an Indian author. His first novel, The Room on the Roof, published in 1956, received the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize.Bond has authored more than 500 short stories, essays, and novels which includes 69 books for children. [1]
Adrian Albert Mole is the fictional protagonist in a series of books by English author Sue Townsend.The character first appeared (as "Nigel") as part of a comic diary featured in a short-lived arts magazine (called simply magazine) published in Leicester in 1980, and shortly afterward in a BBC Radio 4 play in 1982.
The Woman on Platform 8 is a short story written by Indian author Ruskin Bond. [1] [2] It is narrated in first person by a schoolboy named Arun, and recounts an encounter with a mysterious woman in a train station. [3] The story was first published in The Illustrated Weekly of India between 1955 and 1958. [4]
Blake Lively has allegedly requested for Justin Baldoni's lead attorney, Bryan Freedman, not to take her deposition in court. In a letter to Judge Lewis J. Liman filed Thursday, Jan. 30, in the U ...
Swimming in the Monsoon Sea is a coming-of-age novel written by Shyam Selvadurai set in Sri Lanka in 1980, during the monsoon season. Fourteen-year-old Amrith lives a contented life with his lively Auntie Bundle and gentle Uncle Lucky, avoiding thoughts of his past when his loving mother was still alive.
12 volume diary. [24] Jean Lucey Pratt: 1 million: 61 years: 1925–1986: Over a million words in 45 exercise books. [25] Ernest Achey Loftus: Unknown: 91 years: 1896–1987: Guinness World Record for longest kept diary. [26] [27] Caroline Bray: Unknown: 87 years: 1815–1902: Née Hennell; she was the intimate friend of George Eliot. Diary and ...
They remained in Australia when Singapore was invaded by the Japanese in February 1942. [8] He attended the Geelong College in Victoria, leaving in 1946. [ 9 ] He was separated from his father for three years, who was taken prisoner during the Japanese occupation of Singapore of World War II.