Alan Sillitoe author of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning passes away

26 April 2010

Author Alan Sillitoe has sadly passed away at a London Hospital aged 82. The fiction writer was most well known for two of his earlier novels, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, which were published in the late 1950s and later made into successful films in the 60s.
 

Sillitoe has been credited for the realistic accounts of working class life he portrays in the books, the first of his novels Saturday Night and Sunday Morning follows a young factory worker struggling for opportunities. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner pursues a similar take on life, this story giving the account of a young borstal lad whose talents lie in running. Alan's honest style of writing has been described by many as 'kitchen sink' drama.
 

He later went on to write a range of children's books, as well as volumes of poetry and screen plays. Alan's autobiography, Life Without Armour was published in 1995 and one of his last pieces of work Gadfly in Russia, an account of Alan's travels around the country was released two years ago.
 

Sillitoe who was born and bred in Nottingham, had his lifetime achievements recognised in 2008 when he was awarded freedom of the city. He was also awarded on honorary degree from Nottingham Trent University in 1990.
 

For a list of Alan Sillitoe's publications, visit his author pages where you can compare prices for each of his books.