Alan Burns

Background

Burns was born in London, the second of his parents three sons.

Education

He attended Merchant Taylors" School, Northwood, and subsequently did national service from 1949 to 1951 in the Royal Army Education Corps. He studied law at Middle Temple, and was called to the bar in 1956.

Career

Before becoming a full-time writer, he was a libel lawyer for the London Daily Express. He was assistant legal manager at Beaverbrook Newspapers from 1959 to 1962. He later taught creative writing at various educational institutions, including the University of East Anglia, Norwich, the City Literary Institute, London, the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and Lancaster University.

Burns was the University of East Anglia"s first writer-in-residence.

Aspiring writers who came under his tutelage included Ian McEwan.

Works

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  • Revolutions of the Night

    (London published Fiction)