First published in 1962 As Near as I Can Get was Paul Ableman's
follow up to his critically acclaimed debut I Hear Voices.
Following Alan Peebles, a young man struggling to become a poet, As
Near as I Can depicts a mid-twentieth century London of offices,
pubs and lodgings. Fuelled by drink through these desperate years,
the narrator charts his encounters with women and fellow artists,
as he seeks to glimpse a wonder in life barely discernible beneath
the routine of every day. 'Paul Ableman's novels were praised for
their inventive language, bawdy high spirits, and originality of
form by Anthony Burgess, Philip Toynbee, Robert Nye and other
friends of the avant-garde. They are witty, original, and full of
good humour, and I am delighted Faber Finds are reissuing them.'
Margaret Drabble
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