MITCHELL, Adrian

MITCHELL, Adrian
(1932-)
   UK writer, best known for his poetry. His second novel, The Bodyguard (1970), is the deathbed narrative of a representative figure of a 1980s UK, a paramilitary bodyguard whose reminiscences of his various jobs defending a totalitarian state provide a DYSTOPIAN portrait of the Europe to come.
   JC
   See also: POLITICS.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Encyclopedia. . 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Mitchell, Adrian — (1932 )    Born in London, his schooling was interrupted by national service in the Royal Air Force from 1951 to 1952. He graduated with a degree in English from Christ Church College, Oxford, in 1955, then worked as a journalist in Oxford and… …   British and Irish poets

  • Adrian Mitchell — (* 24. Oktober 1932 in London; † 20. Dezember 2008 ebd.) war ein englischer Schriftsteller, der besonders für satirische und politische Lyrik bekannt ist wie „To Whom It May Concern“, ein wütendes Gedicht gegen die Informationspolitik während des …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Adrian Mitchell — (born 24 October 1932, Haywards Heath, West Sussex) is an English poet and dramatist. It has been said that his work demonstrates a powerful social conscience and he has been described as the shadow poet laureate. He was educated at Greenways… …   Wikipedia

  • Adrian Piper — Adrian Margaret Smith Piper (* 20. September 1948 in New York City) ist eine US amerikanische Konzeptkünstlerin der ersten Generation und eine analytische Philosophin. Sie lebte vor ihrer Auswanderung aus den USA viele Jahre in Cape Cod,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Mitchell (Familienname) — Mitchell ist ein Familienname. Bekannte Namensträger Inhaltsverzeichnis A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Adrian Piper — Infobox Person name = Adrian Margaret Smith Piper birth date = Birth date and age|1948|9|20|mf=y birth place = New York, New York, U.S.Adrian Margaret Smith Piper (born September 20, 1948) is a first generation conceptual artist who began… …   Wikipedia

  • Adrian Rollini/Diskografie — In diesem Artikel werden Plattenaufnahmen Adrian Rollinis aufgeführt. Titel Aufnahmetag Vertriebsfirma A Hundred Years From Today (Young / Washington / Young) 26. Februar 1934 Vocalion A Thousand Goodnights 24. März 1934 Vocalion Ah ! But Is It… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Adrian FitzGerald — Sir Adrian James Andrew Denis FitzGerald, 6th Baronet, 24th Knight of Kerry (born 24 June 1940) is a hereditary knight, a Conservative politician in the UK, and former leading member of the Conservative Monday Club, and sometime Mayor of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Adrian Conrad — Liste des goa ulds de Stargate Ceci est la liste des personnages goa uld qui apparaissent ou sont mentionnés dans le film Stargate et les séries Stargate SG 1 et Stargate Atlantis. Dans le monde de Stargate, les goa ulds, qui sont les principaux… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Adrian Pucey — Liste des personnages de l’univers de Harry Potter Cet article est une liste référençant les personnages de l univers de Harry Potter. Les personnages principaux peuvent être identifiés dans les articles suivants : Harry Potter Ron Weasley… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • That Mitchell and Webb Sound — Infobox Radio Show show name = That Mitchell and Webb Sound imagesize = 200px caption = The cover of That Mitchell and Webb Sound Series 2, with Webb on the left and Mitchell on the right. other names = format = Comedy sketch show runtime = 30… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”