Mervyn Peake

1911–1968

1 series 5 books in order

Mervyn Laurence Peake (1911–1968) was a British writer, artist, poet, and illustrator, best known for what are usually referred to as the Gormenghast books, which he conceived as part of a lengthy cycle left incomplete at his death. His surreal fiction was influenced by his early love of Charles Dickens and Robert Louis Stevenson, and is sometimes compared to the work of his older contemporary J. R. R. Tolkien. His Gormenghast credits include Titus Groan, Gormenghast, Titus Alone, and Boy in Darkness. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

Born

1911

Known for

Gormenghast trilogy