traditionally male literary industry.English writers Margaret Drabble(The Millstone,1965),Elizabeth Jane Howard (The Beautiful Visit,1950),Iris Murdoch(The Sea,The Sea,1978; Booker Prize),Doris Lessing(Children of Violence,1952-69) Fay Weldon(The Life and Loves of a She-Devil,1984),and Scottish writer Muriel Spark(The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. 1961),have written shrewd and observant pictures of contemporary life and women's changingroles within it.English writer Angela Carter was an exponent ofmagic realism(Nights at the Circus,1984),and English writer Jeanette Winterson has been influential in writingabout female sexuality(Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit,1985). Post-war drama Drama ofthe period is equally diverse,taking in the work of English dramatists Terence Rattigan(The Winslow Boy,1946), Christopher Fry(the verse drama The Lady's not for Burning, 1950)and the Theatre ofthe Absurd school(see Absurd,Theatre (100) of the),including the work of Samuel Beckett(Waiting for Godot. English version 1955;Endgame,1957).Englishdramatist John Arden wrote socialand political dramas(Live Like Pigs,1958 Serjeant Musgrave's Dance,1959),which were contemporary with the distinct genre of kitchen sink dramas,by writers traditionally male literary industry. English writers Margaret Drabble (The Millstone, 1965), Elizabeth Jane Howard (The Beautiful Visit, 1950), Iris Murdoch (The Sea, The Sea, 1978; Booker Prize), Doris Lessing (Children of Violence, 1952–69), Fay Weldon (The Life and Loves of a She-Devil, 1984), and Scottish writer Muriel Spark (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, 1961), have written shrewd and observant pictures of contemporary life and women's changing roles within it. English writer Angela Carterwas an exponent of magic realism (Nights at the Circus, 1984), and English writer Jeanette Winterson has been influential in writing about female sexuality (Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, 1985). Post-war drama Drama of the period is equally diverse, taking in the work of English dramatists Terence Rattigan (The Winslow Boy, 1946), Christopher Fry (the verse drama The Lady's not for Burning, 1950) and the Theatre of the Absurd school (see Absurd, Theatre of the), including the work of Samuel Beckett (Waiting for Godot, English version 1955; Endgame, 1957). English dramatist John Arden wrote social and political dramas (Live Like Pigs, 1958; Serjeant Musgrave's Dance, 1959), which were contemporary with the distinct genre of kitchen sink dramas, by writers (100’)