John Braine

John Gerard Braine (April 13, 1922 – October 28, 1986) was a British novelist, sometimes classed with the so-called angry young men. His best-known book is Room at the Top (1957).

Quotes

• Being a writer in a library [...] is rather like being a eunuch in a harem.
  • "A Talk in London With John Braine" The New York Times (7 October 1962).