Trawl by B S Johnson

Trawl by B S Johnson

With an introduction by novelist Jon McGregor. The novel describes, in the first-person, a three-week voyage aboard a deep-sea fishing trawler in the Barents Sea, not unlike the one Johnson undertook in preparation to write the book. Isolating himself from the world he knows, as well as from the ship’s crew, the narrator reflects on past events and relationships, hoping for some kind of redemption. This convincingly authentic and harrowing attempt to get to the heart of the human condition is one of Johnson’s finest novels. In his heyday, during the 1960s and early 1970s, B S Johnson was one of the best-known novelists in Britain. A passionate advocate for the avant-garde, he became famous for his forthright views on the future of the novel and for his unique ways of putting them into practice. Convinced that ‘telling stories is telling lies’ and that he should write about ‘nothing else but what happens to me’, Johnson produced Trawl.

Don’t think that because Johnson took stylistic risks that he must be unapproachable -- Guardian
A most gifted writer -- Samuel Beckett
The future of the novel depends on people like BS. Johnson -- Anthony Burgess

In his heyday, during the 1960s and early 1970s, B. S. Johnson was one of the best-known novelists in Britain. His work includes Travelling People, Albert Angelo and House Mother Normal. A passionate advocate for the avant-garde in both literature and film, he became famous for his forthright views on the future of the novel and for his idiosyncratic ways of putting them into practice.

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ISBN 13	9781447200369
ISBN 10	1447200365
Title	Trawl
Author	B S Johnson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pan Macmillan
Year published	2013-02-14
Number of pages	192
Prizes	Winner of Somerset Maugham Award 1967 (UK)
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