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How did social, cultural and political events in Britain during the
1950s shape modern British fiction? As Britain emerged from the
shadow of war into the new decade of the 1950s, the seeds of
profound social change were being sown. Exploring the full range of
fiction in the 1950s, this volume surveys the ways in which these
changes were reflected in British culture. Chapters cover the rise
of the 'Angry Young Men', an emerging youth culture and vivid new
voices from immigrant and feminist writers. A major critical
re-evaluation of the decade, the book covers such writers as
Margery Allingham, Kingsley Amis, E. R. Braithwaite, Rodney
Garland, Martyn Goff, Attia Hosain, George Lamming, Marghanita
Laski, Doris Lessing, Colin MacInnes, Naomi Mitchison, V. S.
Naipaul, Barbara Pym, Mary Renault, Sam Selvon, Alan Sillitoe, John
Sommerfield, Muriel Spark, J. R. R. Tolkien, Angus Wilson and John
Wyndham.
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Radcliffe (Paperback)
David Storey; Introduction by Alice Ferrebe
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R699
Discovery Miles 6 990
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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From the author of 'This Sporting Life' and 'A Prodigal Child',
this novel explores a relationship of exceptional intensity between
the demoniac Victor Tolson and Leonard Radcliffe.
'A classic.' - Susan Hill, author of "The Woman in Black" and "I'm
King of the Castle"
'John Wain's best novel in a long time . . . an interesting story
. . . stunning.' - "The Observer"
'John Wain's contribution to the gathering army of lone, upset
figures is a notable one.' - William Trevor, "Books and Bookmen"
'Harrowing but deeply compassionate . . . marks a new and
impressive development in Mr. Wain's writing.' "British Book News"
'This searching novel throws a critical spotlight on the life that
the modern world compels us to lead.' - "Encounter"
Arthur Geary, a 45-year-old research scientist, quits his job and
leaves his wife and children, taking up residence in a hotel near
Paddington Station, where he passes all his time sitting on the
platforms, watching the people and trains come and go. Overwhelmed
by the stresses of modern life, including his difficult job and
failing marriage, Geary finds the limitless sky of London
unbearable and seeks refuge beneath the 'smaller sky' of the
glass-roofed station. But when friends and family become concerned
with his unusual behaviour, and he begins to be hounded by
psychiatrists and television reporters, Geary's search for peace
and freedom becomes increasingly desperate . . .
One of the great English men of letters of the 20th century, John
Wain (1925-1994) won almost every major British literary award
during a career that spanned five decades, and his works are now
being rediscovered. "The Smaller Sky" (1967), a classic novel of
alienation and despair, is one of Wain's most enduring achievements
and returns to print for the first time in more than 35 years. This
edition includes a new introduction by Alice Ferrebe.
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