Room At The Top by John Braine
The Angry Young Men movement, featuring such stars as Kingsley Amis, is perfectly illustrated through the iconic figure of Joe Lampton. The ruthlessly ambitious Joe Lampton rises swiftly from the petty bureaucracy of local government into the unfamiliar world of inherited wealth, fast cars and glamorous women.
A harsh, accurate, powerful piece of story-telling * Tribune *
Remarkable. . Room at the Top communicates so successfully the mingled bitterness and bravery of youth * Sunday Times *
He has real talent -- C.P. Snow
This novel is brilliant...The observation is shrewd and the emotion and the comedy are so true it hurts. * Daily Express *
Remarkable. . Room at the Top communicates so successfully the mingled bitterness and bravery of youth * Sunday Times *
He has real talent -- C.P. Snow
This novel is brilliant...The observation is shrewd and the emotion and the comedy are so true it hurts. * Daily Express *
John Gerard Braine (April 13, 1922 - October 28, 1986) was an English novelist. Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Braine left St. Bede's Grammar School at sixteen and worked in a shop, a laboratory and a factory before becoming, after the war, a librarian. Although he wrote twelve works of fiction, Braine is chiefly remembered today for his first novel, Room at the Top (1957), which was also turned into a successful film (1959). Braine is usually associated with the Angry Young Men movement.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099445364 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099445360 |
| Title | Room At The Top |
| Author | John Braine |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 1989-08-03 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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