"John Barrington Wain" was an English poet, novelist, and critic, associated with the literary group "The Movement (literature)/The Movement". For most of his life, Wain worked as a freelance journalist and author, writing and reviewing for newspapers and the radio.

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How much of our literature, our political life, our friendships and love affairs, depend on being able to talk peacefully in a bar!

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This book-amber-clear, cool and with a good head-deserves a thoughtful swig even from people who never drink.

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