Post by Administrator on Jul 22, 2018 16:15:40 GMT
RIP Clive King, talented author and Arctic Convoy veteran.
Clive King: ‘Stig of the Dump‘ author whose story of a stone age man became a children’s classic.
In his youth, he spent time with the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve on HMS Farnham Castle, part of the Arctic convoys that provided supplies to Russia during the Second World War. He was later awarded an Arctic Cross for this work. He then joined the British Council and enjoyed postings to Syria, Beirut, Madras and Dhaka. “Each of the things which I have written has been inspired by a particular place which I have visited or lived in”, King once said, “The settings are always as authentic as possible and they determine the action.”
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Clive King: ‘Stig of the Dump‘ author whose story of a stone age man became a children’s classic.
In his youth, he spent time with the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve on HMS Farnham Castle, part of the Arctic convoys that provided supplies to Russia during the Second World War. He was later awarded an Arctic Cross for this work. He then joined the British Council and enjoyed postings to Syria, Beirut, Madras and Dhaka. “Each of the things which I have written has been inspired by a particular place which I have visited or lived in”, King once said, “The settings are always as authentic as possible and they determine the action.”
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