John Biggins (author)

John Biggins (born 31 October 1949) is a British writer of historical fiction. He is best known for his novel A Sailor of Austria (1991)[1] set in the Austro-Hungarian Navy during World War I, which vividly depicts life on board the primitive and dangerous U-boats of the period.[2]

Biggins' novel The Surgeon's Apprentice was included by The Spectator magazine on its "Books of the Year" list.[3]

Bibliography

The Prohaska series

  1. A Sailor of Austria (1991)[4][5][6]
    1. Vivat Österreich! (2011) – German translation of A Sailor of Austria (1991)
  2. The Emperor's Coloured Coat (1992)[7][8]
  3. The Two-Headed Eagle (1993)[9][10]
  4. Tomorrow The World (1994)[11]

The van Raveyck series

The Surgeon's Apprentice (2010)[3]

References

  1. ↑ "A Sailor of Austria". Publishers Weekly.
  2. ↑ Review: A Sailor of Austria. Publisher's Weekly. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Books of the Year". The Spectatior.
  4. ↑ "A SAILOR OF AUSTRIA". Kirkus Reviews.
  5. ↑ "A Sailor of Austria: In Which, Without Really Intending to, Otto Prohaska Becomes Official War Hero No. 27 of the Habsburg Empire". Strategy Page.
  6. ↑ "A sailor of Austria : a novel". WorldCat
  7. ↑ "The Emperor's Coloured Coat". Publisher's Weekly.
  8. ↑ "THE EMPEROR'S COLOURED COAT". Kirkus REviews.
  9. ↑ "The Two-Headed Eagle". Publishers Weekly.
  10. ↑ "THE TWO-HEADED EAGLE". Kirkus Reviews
  11. ↑ "Tomorrow The World". Historical Novel Society.

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