The Resume

(December 7, 1888-March 29, 1957)
Born in Derry, Ireland
Birth name was Arthur Joyce Lunel Cary
Wrote the novels 'Mr. Johnson' (1939), 'Herself Surprised' (1941), 'To Be A Pilgrim' (1942), 'The Horse's Mouth' (1944), 'The Moonlight' (1946), 'Prisoner of Grace' (1952), 'Except the Lord' (1953), 'Not Honor More' (1955) and 'The Captive and the Free' (published posthumously, 1959)

Why he might be annoying:

He described himself as having been 'extremely idle' at Oxford and barely earned a degree.
Twice early in his marriage, he left his pregnant wife behind in England while he served in a post in Nigeria.
He started and abandoned six novels before completing his first one.
His best-known book, 'The Horse's Mouth,' was turned down by ten US publishers.
He rejected being named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1952).

Why he might not be annoying:

He served as a Red Cross orderly during the Balkan Wars (1912-13) and was decorated by the King of Montenegro for valor.
He served with a colonial regiment in Nigeria during World War I and was wounded in battle during the conquest of German Cameroon (1916).
He suffered from a motor neuron disease, so near the end of his life he needed to have a pen tied to his hand and his arm supported by a rope in order to write.
When his arms became completely paralyzed, he resorted to dictation to continue working.
Critic V.S. Pritchett called him 'the chameleon among contemporary novelists. Put him down in any environment or any class... and he changes color and becomes whatever his subject is, from an English cook to an African delinquent.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Born on Pearl Harbor Day [December 7th] (Ranked: 1888)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 24]
• I Attended Oxford
• I Died in 1957 (Ranked: 68)
• I Have Asthma
• I Have Insomnia
• I Took a Bullet
• I Write Bildungsroman
• Known By a Middle Name
• NPR's 100 Best Literary Characters of the 20th Century [Authors - 2002] (Ranked: 58)
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 468)
• Profiles 27251-27500 (Ranked: 27316)
• Served in World War I
• Top Box Office Stars of 1953

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying