Our language has become a tired and inefficient thing in the hands of journalists and writers who have nothing to say.
Colin Wilson Quotes
The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain.
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| Birth: | 26th June, 1931 |
| Death: | 5th December, 2013 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Writer |
About
Colin Henry Wilson was born in Leicester, England. He is an English writer, first came to prominence as a philosopher and as a novelist. He also wrote widely on true crime, mysticism and the paranormal. Gollancz published the 24-year-old Wilson's The Outsider in 1956. The book became a best-seller and helped popularise existentialism in Britain. He also wrote non-fiction books on crime, ranging from encyclopedias to studies of serial killing.
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