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''Mervyn Peake''' (1911 - 1968), reknowned author, a writer of modern classics such as ''[[Gormenghast]]''.  
'''Mervyn Peake''' (1911 - 1968), reknowned author, a writer of modern classics such as ''[[Gormenghast]]''.  


==Life==
==Life==

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Mervyn Peake (1911 - 1968), reknowned author, a writer of modern classics such as Gormenghast.

Life

Mervyn Peake was born in China in 1911. Educated at Tientsin Grammar School, Eltham College, Kent and Academy Schooles. His first publishing acheivement was a book of poetry, Shapes & Sounds, published in 1941.

Literary Style

Bibliography

Novels

Plays

  • The Wit to Woo (1957)

Poetry

  • Shapes and Sounds (1941)
  • The Glassblowers (1950)
  • Poems and Drawings (1965)
  • A Reverie of Bone (1967)
  • Selected Poems (1972)
  • The Rhyme of the Flying Bomb (1973)

Legacy

The Mervyn Peake award, was established in 2001. Its aim is to empower those who suffer from the debilitating disease of Parkinsons.

External Links

http://www.mervynpeake.org/index.html