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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## Εξωτερικοί σύνδεσμοι
* https://marlodge.net/canning/index.html
* https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=11841

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