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Oliver, Douglas Dunlop, 1937-2000, poet
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Dates of existence
1937-2000
History
Douglas Oliver has published several other books of petry. His Paladin selection of petry and prose, Three Variations on the Theme of Harm (1990), includes his much-praised satire on Modern Britain, The Infant and the Pearl. Born in Hampshire of Scottish Stock, he has spent many years working in Europe and America, and now lives in Paris.