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| Author | Alan Sillitoe |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Picaresque |
| Publisher | W. H. Allen & Co. |
Publication date | 1970 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
A Start in Life is a 1970 picaresque novel by the British writer Alan Sillitoe. [1] It was followed by a sequel Life Goes On in 1985. [2]
Synopsis
Michael Cullen abandons his pregnant girlfriend in Nottingham and heads south to London where he becomes mixed-up with a smuggling racket. Eventually caught and sent to prison, he eventually decides to return to a quiet life in the provinces.
References
Bibliography
- Gillian Mary Hanson. Understanding Alan Sillitoe. University of South Carolina Press, 1999
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First edition | |
| Author | Alan Sillitoe |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Picaresque |
| Publisher | W. H. Allen & Co. |
Publication date | 1970 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
A Start in Life is a 1970 picaresque novel by the British writer Alan Sillitoe. [1] It was followed by a sequel Life Goes On in 1985. [2]
Synopsis
Michael Cullen abandons his pregnant girlfriend in Nottingham and heads south to London where he becomes mixed-up with a smuggling racket. Eventually caught and sent to prison, he eventually decides to return to a quiet life in the provinces.
References
Bibliography
- Gillian Mary Hanson. Understanding Alan Sillitoe. University of South Carolina Press, 1999
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