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Roy Lewis


Born
in Felixstowe, The United Kingdom
November 06, 1913

Died
January 01, 1996

Genre
Literature & Fiction


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The majority of the books that Lewis wrote or edited, often jointly, were nonfiction and closely related to his journalism. However, he is best known for his 1960 novel The Evolution Man, which went through six editions under a number of titles. This comic novel purports to be a first-hand account by the son of the first man to discover fire. To prevent further 'advances', the family takes matters in hand, leading to a conclusion given away by the book's eventual subtitle, 'how I ate my father'. Continuing authorship into old age, Lewis published a second novel in 1990, the same year that a play of his on William Shakespeare was performed in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe[1], followed by a novella ...more

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Average rating: 3.66 · 10,002 ratings · 811 reviews · 23 distinct works • Similar authors
Il più grande uomo scimmia ...
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3.66 avg rating — 9,922 ratings — published 1960 — 63 editions
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La vera storia dell'ultimo ...
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3.41 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 1990 — 7 editions
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Una passeggiata con Mr Glad...
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2.97 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1993 — 3 editions
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Cock of the Walk: A Mid-Vic...
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On reading French verse: A ...
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1982 — 3 editions
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The English Middle Class
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2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1953 — 8 editions
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Enoch Powell: Principle in ...
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Painting Africa white;: The...
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1971 — 3 editions
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A force for the future: The...
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Striking a Balance: Employm...
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