Gordon Bowker

Background

Gordon Bowker was born on the 19th of March 1934. He was the son of Leonard who was an engineer and Lucy (Roberts) Bowker.

Education

Gordon graduated from Nottingham University and got the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1960, then from London University and got the Master of Arts degree in 1966 and Doctor of Philosophy in 1993.

Career

Gordon worked at Goldsmiths’ College, then at University of London as a teacher during the years 1966-90. He was the author of scripts for educational television and radio in 1966-75. He passed over a military service: R.A.F. and he served in Egypt and Cyprus in 1952-55.

Works

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• book

  • Pursued by Furies: A Life of Malcolm Lowry

    (An authoritative biography of the author of Under the Vol...)

    1995
  • Malcolm Lowry: "Under the Volcano" - A Selection of Critical Essays (Casebook) 1988

Membership

He was a member of such organizations as Society of Authors, Writers Guild.

• Society of Authors , United Kingdom

• Writers Guild , United Kingdom

Connections

Father:

Leonard Bowker

Mother:

Lucy Bowker