Sarban (author), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sarban (author)

English writer

Date of Birth: 06-Nov-1910

Place of Birth: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 11-Apr-1989

Profession: diplomat, science fiction writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

John William Wall (6 November 1910 – 11 April 1989), pen name Sarban, was a British writer and diplomat.
Wall's diplomatic career lasted more than thirty years, but his writing career as Sarban was brief and not prolific, ending during the early 1950s.
Sarban is described in The Encyclopedia of Fantasy as "a subtle, literate teller of tales, conscious of the darker and less acceptable implications that underlie much popular literature".
Wall cited the supernatural fiction of Arthur Machen and Walter de la Mare as influences on his work.