The Prose Factory by D J Taylor
We live in a world where it is ever more difficult for professional writers to make a living, where the dangers of institutionalisation lurk on every corner and where critical authority is giving way to the whims of cyberspace.
"An entertaining history of literary life" -- Nicholas Shakespeare * Daily Telegraph *
"Engaging, assured and entertaining." -- James Kidd * Independent *
"Wide ranging, entertaining and thoughtful survey" -- Michael Prodger * The Times *
"An amazing achievement" * David Lodge *
"A pleasingly gossipy history of literary life in England since 1918…very enjoyable" * Observer *
"Engaging, assured and entertaining." -- James Kidd * Independent *
"Wide ranging, entertaining and thoughtful survey" -- Michael Prodger * The Times *
"An amazing achievement" * David Lodge *
"A pleasingly gossipy history of literary life in England since 1918…very enjoyable" * Observer *
D.J. Taylor's novels include English Settlement, which won a Grinzane Cavour Prize, Trespass and Derby Day, both of which were long-listed for the Man Booker Prize, and Kept: A Victorian Mystery. His other books include After the War: The Novel and England Since 1945, Thackeray, Orwell: The Life, which won the 2003 Whitbread Biography Prize, and Bright Young People: The Rise and Fall of a Generation 1918-1940. He lives in Norwich with his wife, the novelist Rachel Hore, and their three sons.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780701186135 |
| ISBN 10 | 0701186135 |
| Title | The Prose Factory |
| Author | D J Taylor |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2016-01-07 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
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