Laurie Lee

Laurence Edward Alan " Laurie " Lee MBE ( born June 26, 1914 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, † May 13, 1997 ) was an English poet, novelist and screenwriter.

His main work consists of three autobiographical narratives: In the first volume Cider with Rosie (1959, German title: Summer fullness ) Lee tells of his childhood in the village of Slad in the English county of Gloucestershire. It is the most famous book by Laurie Lee, has been translated into many languages ​​and filmed several times.

The second band As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (1969, German Title: On a bright morning I left ) tells how Lee leaves his hometown, comes to London and visited in 1935 for the first time Spain.

The third volume of A moment of war (1991 ) is about Lees return to Spain in December 1937, where he joins the International Brigade in the Civil War.

  • Literature ( English )
  • Literature ( 20th century)
  • Member of the Order of the British Empire
  • English
  • Born in 1914
  • Died in 1997
  • Man
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