Colin Wilson (1) (1931–2013)
Auteur de The Outsider
Pour les autres auteurs qui s'appellent Colin Wilson, voyez la page de désambigüisation.
A propos de l'auteur
Colin Wilson was born on June 26, 1931 in Leicester, England. He attended a local technical school, where he did well in physics and chemistry, and left at 16 to work in a wool factory. Before becoming a writer, he worked as a laboratory assistant, tax clerk, laborer and hospital porter. His first afficher plus book, The Outsider, was published in 1956 when he was 24 years old. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 100 works on a wide variety of subjects including philosophy, religion, occult and supernatural phenomenea, music, sex, crime and critical theory. His other works include Religion and the Rebel, The Age of Defeat, Ritual in the Dark, The Strength to Dream, Origins of the Sexual Impulse, The Occult, Alien Dawn, Dreaming to Some Purpose, The Angry Years: The Rise and Fall of the Angry Young Men, and Super Consciousness. His biographies include works on Bernard Shaw, David Lindsay, Herman Hesse, Wilhelm Reich, Jorge Luis Borges, Ken Russell, Rudolph Steiner, Aleister Crowley, and P. D. Ouspensky. Wilson died on December 5, 2013 at the age of 82. (Bowker Author Biography) Colin Wilson, author of such bestsellers as "The Outsider" & "The Occult", also writes on archaeology, astronomy, & cosmology. His recent book, "From Atlantis to the Sphinx", was a London "Times" bestseller. (Publisher Provided) afficher moins
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Séries
Œuvres de Colin Wilson
The Atlantis Blueprint: Unlocking the Ancient Mysteries of a Long-Lost Civilization (2000) 295 exemplaires
Supernatural: Your Guide Through the Unexplained, the Unearthly and the Unknown (2011) 36 exemplaires
Manhunters : criminal profilers and their search for the world's most wanted serial killers (1891) 18 exemplaires
The Ultimate Colin Wilson: Writings on Mysticism, Consciousness and Existentialism (2019) 16 exemplaires
Existentially Speaking: Essays on Philosophy of Literature (I.O. Evans Studies in the Philosophy and Criticism of… (1989) 11 exemplaires
Scandal!: An Explosive Exposé of the Affairs, Corruption and Power Struggles of the Rich and Famous (2007) 6 exemplaires
Phänomene des Unbekannten Rätsel des Universums; Übersinnliche Kräfte; Vampire, Geister und Phantome; Ufos und… (2007) 4 exemplaires
Killer : Investigations into 20 of the most gruesome murders of the 20th century (2008) 3 exemplaires
Religion and The Rebel / The Strength To Dream / Bernard Shaw A Reassessment / The Outsider / The Occult A History 2 exemplaires
Hunting Serial Killers: Criminal Profilers and Their Search for the World's Most Wanted Manhunters (2023) 2 exemplaires
Introducing the Occult: selected introductions, prefaces, forewords and afterwords of Colin Wilson (2023) 2 exemplaires
GALAXIS SCIENCE FICTION, Band 17: VAMPIRE AUS DEM WELTRAUM: Geschichten aus der Welt von Morgen - wie man sie sich… (2019) 2 exemplaires
Mysteries van leven en dood 2 exemplaires
Poetry and Mysticism, Part I 1 exemplaire
Fantasmas e o Sobrenatural 1 exemplaire
L'occulte 1. Histoire de la magie 1 exemplaire
The Death of God and Other Plays: WITH The 'Metal Flower Blossom', 'Necessary Doubt' AND… (2008) 1 exemplaire
Evolutie en verlichting : een onderzoek naar het occulte, het paranormale en het bovennatuurlijke (1982) 1 exemplaire
Keršytojas: mokslinis fantastinis romanas 1 exemplaire
Some Comments on the Beats and Angries 1 exemplaire
Fiction 1928-1935 1 exemplaire
Fiction. 1917-1927 1 exemplaire
Letter to Chris Hibbs, November 25, 1969 1 exemplaire
Letter to Chris Hibbs July 9, 1969 1 exemplaire
Wired Spirits 1 exemplaire
Colin Wilson’s ‘Occult Trilogy’ 1 exemplaire
El Mensaje oculto de la esfinge 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Le Necronomicon : Le livre de l'arabe dément Abdul Al-Hazred (1978) — Introduction, quelques éditions — 151 exemplaires
Witch Amongst Us: The Autobiography of a Witch (1979) — Avant-propos, quelques éditions — 76 exemplaires
Disinformation Guide to Ancient Aliens, Lost Civilizations, Astonishing Archaeology & Hidden History (2013) — Contributeur — 45 exemplaires
Science Fiction Writers: Critical Studies of the Major Authors From the Early Nineteenth Century to the Present Day (1982) — Contributeur — 33 exemplaires
The Last Books of H.G. Wells: The Happy Turning: A Dream of Life; and, Mind at the End of its Tether (1946) — Avant-propos, quelques éditions — 32 exemplaires
Delusion: Aliens, Cults, Propaganda and the Manipulation of the Mind (2009) — Introduction — 4 exemplaires
To anger the devil : an account of the work of exorcist extraordinary the Reverend Dr. Donald Omand (1978) — Introduction, quelques éditions — 3 exemplaires
Gnostica: Knowledge for the Aquarian Age, Vol. 5 #1, Whole Number 37 (1975) — Contributeur — 2 exemplaires
Gnostica News, Volumes 1 & 2 — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Wilson, Colin Henry
- Date de naissance
- 1931-06-26
- Date de décès
- 2013-12-05
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Lieu de naissance
- Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
- Lieu du décès
- St Austell, Cornwall, England, UK
- Lieux de résidence
- Gorran Haven, Cornwall, England, UK
Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
Paris, France - Études
- Gateway Secondary Technical School
- Professions
- philosopher
novelist - Relations
- Wilson, Damon (son)
- Organisations
- Royal Air Force
Membres
Discussions
The Outsider by Colin Wilson, A David Bowie Top 100 Read à 75 Books Challenge for 2016 (Février 2017)
Colin Wilson 1931-2013 à The Weird Tradition (Décembre 2013)
Critiques
Listes
Favourite Books (1)
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 218
- Aussi par
- 38
- Membres
- 12,399
- Popularité
- #1,892
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 125
- ISBN
- 855
- Langues
- 22
- Favoris
- 18
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