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Waiting for the Sky to Fall (Paperback)
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"Tremendously capable and intimately revealing of a generation and
a class." - "Daily Telegraph"
"Mr. Martin writes with enjoyment and eclectic good taste." -
"Times Literary Supplement"
"One of the ten novels of the year." - "Yorkshire Post"
"Anyone who feels as if there were a curtain between him and the
younger generation should read this novel." - "New Statesman"
"Keen observation and adroit writing." - "Punch"
Perkin Young and his brother Simon are typical of their
generation, the first to come of age in England after the Second
World War. They live in Chelsea on their father's money while they
halfheartedly pursue literary and artistic success. Consumed with
boredom and oppressed by a sense of the pointlessness of modern
life, they spend their time at parties, in meaningless sexual
encounters, or with their friends, who share their ennui. Perkin is
in love with Meg, a young widow who lives with a famous novelist;
Simon is after Anne, a girl so naive she doesn't realize the store
she works in peddles pornography; their friend Jonathan is dating
the cynical George, who runs a gay nightclub and brothels. As they
move aimlessly through their lives, each waits for something to
happen. But when something terrible does finally happen to Perkin
and Simon, it threatens to shatter the fragile illusions of the
world they have created for themselves....
Kenneth Martin's first book, "Aubade" (1957), written at age 16,
was a surprise bestseller, and its story of love between two youths
has gone on to become a gay classic. This first-ever reprint of
"Waiting for the Sky to Fall" (1959), written at age 18, includes a
new introduction by Martin, who discusses publishing the book as a
teenager, his disappointment at the mixed reviews it received, and
the experience of revisiting the novel for its republication 55
years later.
General
Imprint: |
Valancourt Books
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2013 |
First published: |
July 2013 |
Authors: |
Kenneth Martin
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
246 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-939140-18-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
1-939140-18-8 |
Barcode: |
9781939140180 |
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