Context Flashcards
What is Larkin’s date of birth?
9th August 1922
What year was Larkin born in?
1922
What’s the date did Larkin died on?
2nd December 1985
What year did Larkin die in?
1985
What did Larkin die from?
Larkin died from Oesophagus (throat) cancer aged 63.
How old was Larkin when he died?
63
Where did Larkin live until the age of 5?
He lived in the district of Radford, Coventry. At the age of 5, he then moved to a large three-storey middle-class house complete with servants, near Coventry railway station and King Henry VIII school in Manor Road.
What was Larkin’s sister called? And what was the age gap between the two siblings?
Larkin’s sister was called Catherine (Kitty for short) and she was 10 years older than him.
What were the names of Larkin’s mother and father?
Sidney Larkin (dad) and Eva Larkin (mum).
What was Sidney Larkin’s job?
Larkin’s father was a self made man who had risen to the position of Coventry City Treasurer.
Larkin’s father was described as being a “singular…….
individual.”
Larkin’s father was described as being “nihilistically disillusioned at……
middle age.”
What did Larkin love to watch?
Pornography
What was Larkin’s friend called, who he wrote letters to at Oxford?
Kingsley Anus
Why was Larkin spared from joining the military?
He was spared from joining the military because of his poor eyesight.
