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Derek Raymond

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

June 12, 1931

Died

July 30, 1994

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Biographies & Memoirs

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Aka Robin Cook.

Pen name for Robert William Arthur Cook. Born into privilege, Raymond attended Eton before completing his National Service. Raymond moved to France in the 50's before eventually returning to London in the 60's. His first book, 'Crust on its Uppers,' released in 1962 under his real name, was well-received but brought few sales. Moving through Italy he abandoned writing before returning to London. In 1984 he released the first of the Factory Series, 'He Died With His Eyes Open' under the name Derek Raymond. Following 'The Devil's Home On Leave' and 'How The Dead Live' he released his major work 'I Was Dora Suarez' in 1990. His memoirs were released as 'The Hidden Files'.
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Average rating: 3.75 · 5,441 ratings · 712 reviews · 20 distinct works • Similar authors

	He Died With His Eyes Open 3.74 avg rating — 2,679 ratings — published 1984 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Was Dora Suarez 3.77 avg rating — 810 ratings — published 1990 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Devil's Home On Leave (Factory Series #2) 3.79 avg rating — 726 ratings — published 1985 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How the Dead Live by Derek Raymond, Will Self (Introduction) 3.91 avg rating — 575 ratings — published 1986 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Man Upright (Factory #5) 3.62 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 1993 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A State of Denmark (A Mask Noir Title) 3.78 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 2005 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crust on its Uppers 3.51 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 1962 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nightmare in the Street 3.21 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1988 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	NOT TILL THE RED FOG RISES. 3.55 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hidden Files 3.80 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1999 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Factory Series (5 books)
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“She doesn’t think she’s worthy to live. But she doesn’t realize, she is life.”
― Derek Raymond, He Died With His Eyes Open

tags: death, life, love, self-hatred

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“Anyone who conceives of writing as an agreeable stroll towards a middle-class life-style will never write anything but crap.”
― Derek Raymond, He Died With His Eyes Open

tags: writing

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“Every day you amass knowledge in a frantic race against death that death must win. You want to find out everything in the time you have; yet in the end you wonder why you bothered, it'll all be lost. I keep trying to explain this to anyone who will listen.”
― Derek Raymond, He Died With His Eyes Open

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Quale tra i libri proposti dal gruppo vorreste leggere a Maggio?

Tito di Gormenghast di Mervyn Peake

8 votes, 16.0%

Fame: Storia del mio corpo di Roxane Gay

6 votes, 12.0%

Il partigiano Johnny di Beppe Fenoglio

6 votes, 12.0%

Questa è l'acqua di David Foster Wallace

6 votes, 12.0%

Salvare le ossa di Jesmyn Ward

5 votes, 10.0%

Leggenda privata di Michele Mari

4 votes, 8.0%

Q di Luther Blissett

4 votes, 8.0%

Bestiario di Julio Cortázar

3 votes, 6.0%

Glifo di Percival Everett

2 votes, 4.0%

Il Vangelo secondo Gesù Cristo di José Saramago

2 votes, 4.0%

L'antica nave di Zhang Wei

1 vote, 2.0%

Aprile è il più crudele dei mesi di Derek Raymond

1 vote, 2.0%

Great Jones Street di Don DeLillo

1 vote, 2.0%

Il sale di Jean-Baptiste Del Amo

1 vote, 2.0%

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