Mervyn Peake

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Author
Illustrator
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:London_University
gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Arts
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:BBC
Illustration
Modernism
Surrealism
Theatre
The Gormenghast Trilogy
gptkbp:awards gptkb:World_Fantasy_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1911-07-09
gptkbp:children Catherine_Peake
Liam_Peake
Sebastian_Peake
gptkbp:deathDate 1968-11-17
gptkbp:firstMatch gptkb:Mr._Pye
The Gormenghast Trilogy
The Rhyme of the Flying Bombs
gptkbp:genre Children's literature
Fantasy
Gothic fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mervyn Peake
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Neil_Gaiman
gptkb:Terry_Pratchett
gptkb:Michael_Moorcock
China MiƩville
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Samuel_Beckett
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkb:Edgar_Allan_Poe
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFeature Dark humor
Complex characters
Philosophical themes
Rich imagery
Inventive language
gptkbp:notableWork Gormenghast
Titus Alone
Titus Groan
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Poet
Novelist
Playwright
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Kuching
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Maeve_Gilmore