Tag Archives: Peter Owen
A note from Frank to Peter
We’ve found a lovely thing in our archives today! Frank Dickens, the creator of the tubby, long-suffering clerk Bristow (the longest-running newspaper cartoon from a single artist), wrote a thriller called A Curl Up and Die Day that Peter Owen … Continue reading
Peter Owen: an extraordinary life
Thank you so much for all the condolences, good wishes and wonderful things that have been said about Peter since we sadly shared news of his peaceful death. We have been remembering him fondly and looking through photographs of his extraordinary … Continue reading
Peter Owen, 1927-2016
Peter Owen, OBE, died peacefully on Tuesday morning, 31 May, surrounded by friends and family at the Whittington Hospital, London, after a short illness. Peter had celebrated his 89th birthday in February. He will be sadly missed by his family and friends, … Continue reading
Why Endo never won a Nobel Prize
Peter Owen was Shusaku Endo’s friend, English language publisher and agent for many years. In the Japan Times, Damian Flanagan talks about the author’s work, Martin Scorsese’s film adaptation of Shusaku Endo’s masterpiece Silence, and speculation as to why the … Continue reading
Peter Owen in Japan 1979 – Audio Interview
Peter Owen launched his independent publishing house in April 1951. He was only 24 at the time, but had already been in publishing for a few years having co-founded the company Peter Nevill at the age of 21 and also … Continue reading
