Paul Ableman
Paul Ableman was born on June 13, 1927, in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. In 1958, his first novel, I HEAR VOICES, was published in Paris; it was later published in England where it received critical accl... Read more
Paul Ableman was born on June 13, 1927, in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. In 1958, his first novel, I HEAR VOICES, was published in Paris; it was later published in England where it received critical acclaim. After writing AS NEAR AS I CAN GET in 1962, he began to write short surrealistic plays which were first performed at the Edinburgh Festivals. The world premiere of his first full-length play, GREEN JULIA, was staged at the 1965 Edinburgh Festival by Traverse Theatre productions; it then transferred to the New Arts Theatre in London, where it ran successfully. Subsequently, Ableman continued to write for the theater and television, as well as a range of experimental prose.