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Synopsis
It was a decade of rubber plants, Espresso bars and skiffle, of Suez, Teddy boys and Angry Young men, these eight short stories reflect the preoccupations and secrets of the 'respectable' middle class of the fifties.
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About the Author
One of Britain's most distinguished novelists Sir Angus Wilson was born in 1913. Educated at Westminster and Merton College, Oxford he joined the British Museum as a cataloguer before being called for service in 1941. His literary career began with a collection of short-stories published in 1949. These were followed by other short-story collections, novels and plays. Co-founder with Malcolm Bradbury of the MA programme in creative writing at the University of East Anglia, Wilson was appointed professor in 1967. Chair of many literary panels, including the Booker prize, and campaigner for homosexual equality he was knighted in 1980. He died in 1991.
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- PublisherPenguin Books
- Publication date1978
- ISBN 10 0140023755
- ISBN 13 9780140023756
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages176
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