Βίκτορ Κάνινγκ

Ο Βίκτορ Κάνινγκ (Πλίμουθ, 16 Ιουνίου 1911 - Σίρενστερ, 21 Φεβρουαρίου 1986) ήταν Βρετανός συγγραφέας μυθιστορημάτων, πολυγραφότατος, που άκμασε κατά τη διάρκεια των δεκαετιών του 1950, του 1960 και του 1970. Σε όλη του τη ζωή απέφευγε τη δημοσιότητα, δεν έγραψε απομνημονεύματα και έδωσε ελάχιστες συνεντεύξεις.

 Βασική εργογραφία 
 Mr. Finchley Discovers His England (1934)
 Polycarp’s Progress (1935)
 Fly away Paul (1936)
 Two Men Fought (1936), writing as Alan Gould
 Everyman’s England (1936), illustrations by Leslie Stead
 Matthew Silverman (1937)
 Mercy Lane (1937), writing as Alan Gould
 Mr. Finchley Goes to Paris (1938)
 Sanctuary from the Dragon (1938), writing as Alan Gould
 The Wooden Angel (1938), writing as Julian Forest
 Fountain Inn (1939)
 Every Creature of God Is Good (1939), writing as Alan Gould
 The Viaduct (1939), writing as Alan Gould
 Mr. Finchley Takes the Road (1940)
 Atlantic Company (1940), writing as Alan Gould
 Beggar’s Bush (1940), stage play produced in Harrogate
 Green Battlefield (1943)
 The Chasm (1947)
 Panther's Moon (1948) US Hunter's Moon – filmed in 1950 as Spy Hunt
 The Golden Salamander (1949) – filmed in 1950
 A Forest of Eyes (1950)
 Venetian Bird (1950) US Bird of Prey – filmed in 1952; adapted into a 1975 two-part episode of Mannix
 The House of the Seven Flies (1952) US The House of the Seven Hawks – filmed in 1959
 The Man from the Turkish Slave (1954)
 Castle Minerva (1954) US A Handful of Silver – filmed in 1964 as Masquerade
 His Bones are Coral (1955) US Twist of the Knife – filmed in 1970 as Shark!
 The Hidden Face (1956) US Burden of Proof
 The Manasco Road (1957) US The Forbidden Road
 The Dragon Tree (1958) US The Captives of Mora Island
 Young Man on a Bicycle (1958) – collection of novellas – US Oasis Nine
 The Burning Eye (1960)
 A Delivery of Furies (1961)
 Black Flamingo (1962)
 Delay on Turtle (1962) – collection of novellas
 The Limbo Line (1963) – filmed in 1968
 The Scorpio Letters (1964) – filmed in 1967
 The Whip Hand (1965) – the first Rex Carver book
 Doubled in Diamonds (1966) – the second Rex Carver book
 The Python Project (1967) – the third Rex Carver book
 The Melting Man (1968) – the fourth Rex Carver book
 Queen's Pawn (1969)
 The Great Affair (1970)
 Firecrest (1971)
 The Rainbird Pattern (1972) – filmed in 1976 as Family Plot
 The Runaways (1972) (part 1 of the Smiler trilogy) (adapted to film for U.S. television in 1975)
 The Finger of Saturn (1973)
 Flight of the Grey Goose (1973) (part 2 of the Smiler trilogy)
 The Mask of Memory (1974)
 The Painted Tent (1974) (part 3 of the Smiler trilogy)
 The Kingsford Mark (1975)
 The Doomsday Carrier (1976)
 The Crimson Chalice (1976) (part 1 of the Arthurian trilogy)
 The Circle of the Gods (1977) (part 2 of the Arthurian trilogy)
 The Immortal Wound (1978) (part 3 of the Arthurian trilogy)
 Birdcage (1978)
 The Satan Sampler (1979)
 Fall from Grace (1980)
 The Boy on Platform One (1981)
 Vanishing Point (1982)
 Raven’s Wind (1983)
 Birds of a Feather (novel) (1985)
 Table Number Seven (1987) – completed by his wife and sister
 Comedies and Whimsies (2007) – collection of short stories
 Never Trust A Lady With the help of Nirmal Airee
 The Question Of Trust 
 The Minerva Club, The Department of Patterns and Dr. Kang (Crippen & Landru. 2009) – collection of short stories

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