Facts about Angus Wilson

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   A pioneering openly gay writer, Angus Wilson co-founded the University of East Anglia's creative writing program, one of the first in Britain.

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   Angus Wilson served as a literary editor at the British Museum Library for 20 years before establishing himself as a major novelist and critic.

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   In 1967, Angus Wilson received a Commander of the Order of the British Empire honor for his contributions to literature.

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   During the 1950s British writer Angus Wilson published his debut novel Hemlock and After, which won the Somerset Maugham Award in 1956.

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