The Contenders

John Wain

Foruli Fiction, 28 févr. 2015 - 224 pages

The lost classic 'Angry Young Man' novel.

A clash of two temperaments. An artist and an industrialist grow up in the same smoky town and attend the same local school. In adult life each drives fiercely towards success in his own sphere, as much with an eye to outdoing the other as for any other reason. The struggle is watched through the tolerant eye of a non-competitive friend - until that eye becomes markedly less tolerant, the sub-plot becomes the main plot, and surprises pile up.

À propos de l'auteur

John Wain, 1925-94, was an English novelist and critic. He served as professor of poetry at Oxford (1973-8) and wrote or edited more than seventy books. His works include the novels A Winter in the Hills (1970) and The Pardoner's Tale (1978); Letters to Five Artists (1969), poems; and critical studies of Arnold Bennett (1967) and Samuel Johnson (1975).

Informations bibliographiques

• Titre: The Contenders
• Auteur: John Wain
• Édition: illustrée, réimprimée
• Éditeur: Foruli Fiction, 2015
• ISBN: 1905792581, 9781905792580
• Longueur: 224 pages