Synopsis:
One of the most successful novelists and dramatists of the first part of the 20th century, a travel-writer and a man with a strong social and political commitment, Priestley was in many ways the most English of all writers, rather like his contemporary George Orwell.
Atkin's sympathetic study looks at all aspects of J.B. Priestley's work, life and personality. He reassesses his importance - both as a chronicler of his era and as an experimenter with interesting theories about time and the supernatural. John Atkins has spent his life in literature, mainly as a critic with a gift for analysing the work of 20th century writers, helping readers appreciate their merits and place in literary history.
He is also a playwright, a poet and a novelist who has taught in different parts of the world and his erudition and breadth of knowledge is immense. He has written several books for Calder and other publishers and now lives quietly in East Anglia. |
