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Chargement... English journey, or, The road to Milton Keynes (original 1984; édition 1984)par Beryl Bainbridge
Information sur l'oeuvreEnglish Journey: Or the Road to Milton Keynes par Beryl Bainbridge (1984)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. This is the ‘book of the TV series’ (which I did not see), a genre which has produced some wonderfully written books, think of Jacob Bronowski, Kenneth Clark and others more recent. Alas, this ‘diary’ is of a different order, though in fairness, it makes little claim to be much more than what it is. For me the book disappoints on two levels. First: The ‘journey’ follows in the footsteps of J. B. Priestly on his tour of England in 1933, yet fails to contrast or compare – in any meaningful way, with that earlier journey, or to provide any extrapolative relationship from past to present. Anyone with an interest in the upheavals in social history over the intervening half-century will find little meat here. And secondly: the writing is rather dull, viz: ‘‘I was taken over the factory by David Redway and a lady called Miss Purchase. They were both helpful and informative.’ Well that’s good to know. But readers might have hoped that a nicotine addict on a tour of a cigarette factory would have found something to say with more of a kick to it than that. The best of the book comes from the authors return to Liverpool and her home ground. Now here the ‘journey’ really does come alive and provides a canvas for some fine evocative writing about childhood and place, captivating and interesting and rich material for a far better book. (It may have been written by now)? Sometimes the arrival makes the journey worthwhile! aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Beryl Bainbridge sets out to find England by retracing J.B. Priestly's famous English Journey. Using the conventions of great British travel writing, Bainbridge, with the skills of a fine novelist, updates to the present Priestly's classic Depression-era journey to the heart and soul of England. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Surely the economic crisis of the early 80ties, under Thatcher, was bleak. That bleakness shows in every corner, and on every page.
Copyright for the book is registered in 1984. One wonders what makes a publisher put the book on the market in 1997, fifteen years later.
An awful book to read. ( )