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Gerald Kersh (26 August 1912 – 5 November 1968) was a British and later also American writer of novels and short stories. Biography. Born in 1912, Kersh began to write at the age of eight.
Genre. Short Stories, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy. edit data. Gerald Kersh was born in Teddington-on-Thames, near London, and, like so many writers, quit school to take on a series of jobs -- salesman, baker, fish-and-chips cook, nightclub bouncer, freelance newspaper reporter and at the same time was writing his first two novels.
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- November 5, 1968
- August 26, 1911
Gerald Kersh has 122 books on Goodreads with 13609 ratings. Gerald Kersh’s most popular book is Night and the City.
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Gerald volunteered during the Second World War, and joined the Coldstream Guards in 1940, becoming Guardsman Gerald Kersh 2663141. He was a good shot, winning 100 cigarettes in the company shoot. Kersh wrote at night, in long hand, after lights out. He got a manuscript half-finished then took his first leave during the London Blitz.
GERALD KERSH. Author biography: Gerald Kersh was born in Teddington-on-Thames, near London, in 1911. He left school and took on a series of jobs—salesman, baker, fish-and-chips cook, nightclub bouncer, freelance newspaper reporter—and at the same time was writing his first two novels.
Kersh, Gerald. Entry updated 8 January 2024. Tagged: Author. (1911-1968) UK author, born in the county of Middlesex, despite stories that he was born in Russia; in the USA from the 1950s, becoming an American citizen; active from the mid-1930s. He was very prolific in shorter forms but is known mainly for such work outside the sf field as Night ...
Gerald Kersh was born in Teddington-on-Thames, London and died penniless as an American citizen in Kingston, New York. He wrote over 1,000 articles, 400 short stories, and 19 novels. His account of infantry training They Die With Their Boots Clean (1941), became an instant best-seller during World War Two, and launched Kersh on a glittering career.
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