Storey, David (Vol. 8) - Storey, David 1933–
Storey, David 1933–
A British playwright and novelist, Storey often uses athletic situations as his literary settings. Concerned with the effect the past has on an individual's ability to live life to its fullest, Storey depicts persons alienated from their families, friends, teams, class, and themselves. Storey is a recipient of, among other awards, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. (See also CLC, Vols, 2, 4, 5.)
[Storey] has refused to stand still. He has gone from vigorous naturalism to the most florid, turbulent romanticism; has experimented with cool, dry humour, adapting his expertise in the theatre to evolve a lean and bony style, strong and self-effacing and depending mainly on dialogue; and has achieved in his latest book, Saville, a highly individual way of treating, with honesty and sympathy, the conventional theme of poor boy's flight from family ties and oppressive home environment. (p. 80)
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