Henry Green
Green's novels are among the most formally accomplished of the mid-century British novel, deploying an oblique, lyrical style to capture wartime and post-war life. His prose had enormous influence on later writers.
Works
- LivingNovel depicting the lives of workers in a metal factory in industrial Birmingham
- Party GoingNovel of wealthy socialites attempting to escape London on the eve of World War II
- CaughtNovel about a fireman on the home front during the Blitz in World War II
- LovingNovel of servants and employer in an Irish country house after World War II
- BackNovel about a disabled returning soldier rebuilding his life after World War II