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Sansom was born in London, the third son of Ernest Brooks Sansom, M.I.N.A., a naval architect, by his wife Mabel (née Clark).
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One of the most frequently evoked national experiences is the Blitz of the Second World War. For five years - through the Phoney War, the Blitz proper, the Lull, and the Little Blitz - the civilians of London were in the front line. Hitler's bombs made no distinction between rich and poor: Westminster, Pimlico, Soho, Mayfair, Belgravia, and the royal residences, Marlborough House, the Palace of St James, and Buckingham Palace - nowhere escaped. Londoners were, as they said, 'in it together'. This eyewitness account written shortly after the war, not only chronicles the events of the period but also brings out the attitudes of the time, the courage in adversity, the impotence of not being able to fight back, and the jaunty, live-for-today attitude that existed at times of the worst bombing. William Sansom, a leading writer of his day, served during the war in the Auxiliary Fire Service, and his own experiences and his novelist's eye, gave him a unique insight into the spirit of the time. Originally published in 1947, the late Stephen Spender - who was also a fireman during the war - contributed a new foreword to this 1989 reissue, and Sansom's most famous story 'The Wall', set in the Blitz, is also included.
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Sansom was born in London, the third son of Ernest Brooks Sansom, M.I.N.A., a naval architect, by his wife Mabel (née Clark).
He was educated at Uppingham School, Rutland, before moving to Bonn to learn German.
Named "Norman Trevor" at birth, he was called "William" as a child and used this name throughout his life. From 1930 onwards, Sanson worked in international banking for the British chapter of a German bank, but moved to an advertising company in 1935, where he worked until the outbreak of World World War World War II At this time he became a full-time London firefighter, serving throughout The Blitz. His experiences during this time inspired much of his writing, including many of the stories found in the celebrated collection Fireman Flower.
He also appeared in Humphrey Jennings"s famous film about the Blitz, Fires Were StartedSansom is the fireman who plays the piano.
After the war, Sanson became a full-time writer In 1946 and 1947 he was awarded two literary prizes by the Society of Authors, and in 1951 was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
As well as exploring war-torn London, Sanson"s writing deals with romance (The Face of Innocence), murder ("Various Temptations"), comedy ("A Last Word") and supernatural horror ("A Woman Seldom Foundation"). The latter, perhaps his most anthologized story, combines detailed description with narrative tension to unravel a young man"s encounter with a bizarre creature in Rome.
Sansom died in London.
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Member Royal Society Literature.
Married Ruth Grundy, 1954. Children: Sean, Nicolas.