Raphael, Frederic (Vol. 2) | Raphael, Frederic 1931–
Raphael, Frederic 1931–
An American novelist, playwright, and scriptwriter, Raphael is the author of Lindmann, Darling, The Limits of Love, and his latest novel, April, June & November. He lives in England, France, and Greece. (See also Contemporary Authors, Vols. 1-4, rev. ed.)
In England, if we are to credit reviews, Frederic Raphael is regarded as one of the most talented of emerging novelists. In protesting against the strength of outmoded conventions he is similar to writers like Kingsley Amis, John Braine, and Alan Sillitoe who since the middle 1950's have been criticizing the Establishment. But unlike these novelists he is little interested in the clash between the classes or in the life of the working-class. He has instead focused upon the English middle class, in either a native or a foreign setting, and he frequently, but not exclusively, writes about Jewish people….
Although he has written well and...
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