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Julian Symons
AuthorBooks · Second hand1912-1994
Julian Gustave Symons was a British crime writer and poet. He also wrote social and military history, biography and studies of literature. He was born in Clapham, London, and died in Walmer, Kent.
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About Julian Symons
Birth
1912
Death
1994
First book
1938
Years writing
88
Julian Gustave Symons was a British crime writer and poet. He also wrote social and military history, biography and studies of literature. He was born in Clapham, London, and died in Walmer, Kent.
Julian Symons was a prolific British author who published over 110 works throughout his career.
Before establishing himself in crime fiction, he gained recognition as the editor of the poetry magazine Twentieth Century Verse.
The author disowned his first comic crime novel to the point of forbidding its reprinting.
His books The Colour of Murder and The Progress of Crime were awarded as the best novels of their respective years.
Beyond his work as a novelist, he stood out as a respected biographer, historian, and literary critic.
