Howard Spring
Spring was a Welsh journalist and novelist whose Fame Is the Spur is one of the most popular and accomplished political novels of the 1940s, tracing a Labour politician's rise and corruption. My Son, My Son achieved enormous international success.
Works
- My Son My SonNovel tracing generational conflict and ambition across family life
- Fame Is the SpurNovel following protagonist's rise from obscurity to political prominence
- O Absalom!Novel exploring biblical themes of conflict between father and son
- These Lovers Fled AwayNovel about lovers caught in social upheaval and circumstance
- A Sunset Touch