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Definition of John Braine from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

John Braine

/ˌdʒɒn ˈbreɪn/

/ˌdʒɑːn ˈbreɪn/

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(1922-86) an English writer of realistic novels, the best known of which is Room at the Top (1957). He is usually considered one of the angry young men.

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