Simon Raven

The Rich Pay Late is Volume I of the novel sequence Alms for Oblivion by Simon Raven, published in 1964. Although it was the first novel to be published in the sequence, it is the fourth novel chronologically, as the story takes place in and around London in 1956 and culminates with the Suez crisis and how it affects …

The Judas Boy is Volume V of the novel sequence Alms for Oblivion by Simon Raven, published in 1968. It was the fifth novel to be published in The Alms for Oblivion sequence and is the sixth novel chronologically. The story takes place in London, Athens and on Cyprus in 1962.