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Bill Hopkins (May 5, 1928–May 6, 2011) was a Welsh novelist and critic who made his living dealing in art and antiques. Associated with the so-called Angry Young Men literary group of the 1950s, Hopkins was a thinker of the Right, notable for his friendships with Colin Wilson and Jonathan Bowden. Over the years, Counter-Currents has published a number of pieces by and about Hopkins, and we would welcome more recollections of his life and influence as well as reprints and analyses of his writings.

By Hopkins:

About Hopkins:

• Jonathan Bowden, “Bill Hopkins and the Angry Young Men,” (originally titled “Bill Hopkins: An Anti-Humanist Life”), audio and transcript.


• Jonathan Bowden, “Bill Hopkins’ The Divine and the Decay.“


• Jonathan Bowden, “Colin Wilson and Bill Hopkins,” (an excerpt from “Bill Hopkins and the Angry Young Men).


• Jonathan Bowden, “Remembering Bill Hopkins, 1928-2011.”


• Greg Johnson, “Bill Hopkins’ The Leap!“


• Margot Metroland, “The Prophet of Exhaustion, Being Yet Another Remembrance of Bill Hopkins (1927–2012),” Part 1, Part 2.


• Revilo Oliver, “Beyond Good and Evil: Bill Hopkins’ The Divine and the Decay.“

Mentioning Hopkins:

Hopkins’ novel The Divine and the Decay, later released as The Leap! can be purchased from Underworld Amusements.