Bowker, Gordon

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BOWKER, Gordon

BOWKER, Gordon. British, b. 1934. Genres: Literary criticism and history. Career: Biographer, literary critic, freelance journalist. Goldsmiths' College, University of London, teacher, 1966-91. Author of scripts for educational television and radio, 1966-75. Publications: The Lighthouse Invites the Storm (radio tribute), 1984; Pursued by Furies: A Life of Malcolm Lowry, 1993; Through the Dark Labyrinth: A Biography of Lawrence Durrell, 1996; (author of intro.) M. Lowry, Hear Us O Lord from Heaven Thy Dwelling Place, 2000. EDITOR: Under Twenty (anthology), 1966; Freedom: Reason or Revolution (anthology), 1970; Malcolm Lowry Remembered, 1985; M. Lowry, Malcolm Lowry: Under the Volcano, 1988; (with P. Tiessen) Apparently Incongruous Parts: The Worlds of Malcolm Lowry, 1990. Address: c/o Anthony Goff, David Higham Associates, 5-8 Lower John St., London W12 4HA, England.

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