Author | Susan Hill |
---|---|
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Social realism [1] |
Publisher |
Hamish Hamilton (collection) Penguin Books (standalone) |
Publication date | Feb 1971 / Nov 2000 |
Media type | Print & audio |
Pages | 192 / 96 |
Awards | John Llewellyn Rhys Prize |
ISBN |
0-241-01976-1 (collection) ISBN 0-14-029330-2 (standalone) |
The Albatross is a novella written by Susan Hill, first appearing in the collection The Albatross and Other Stories published by Hamish Hamilton in 1971. It won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1972. [2] It appeared as a standalone book published by Penguin Books in 2000. [3] It is studied in GCSE English as an example of the best of modern women's writing. [4]
The Albatross centers around Duncan, an intellectually disabled 18-year-old who has grown up with his domineering wheelchair-using mother [1] in Heype, a Suffolk seaside town based on Aldeburgh. [5] Duncan finds it difficult to cope with anything outside his daily routine but is forced to interact with the wider world when his claustrophobic relationship with his mother reaches a breaking point.
The story was partly inspired by local composer Benjamin Britten's opera Peter Grimes. [5]
Author | Susan Hill |
---|---|
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Social realism [1] |
Publisher |
Hamish Hamilton (collection) Penguin Books (standalone) |
Publication date | Feb 1971 / Nov 2000 |
Media type | Print & audio |
Pages | 192 / 96 |
Awards | John Llewellyn Rhys Prize |
ISBN |
0-241-01976-1 (collection) ISBN 0-14-029330-2 (standalone) |
The Albatross is a novella written by Susan Hill, first appearing in the collection The Albatross and Other Stories published by Hamish Hamilton in 1971. It won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1972. [2] It appeared as a standalone book published by Penguin Books in 2000. [3] It is studied in GCSE English as an example of the best of modern women's writing. [4]
The Albatross centers around Duncan, an intellectually disabled 18-year-old who has grown up with his domineering wheelchair-using mother [1] in Heype, a Suffolk seaside town based on Aldeburgh. [5] Duncan finds it difficult to cope with anything outside his daily routine but is forced to interact with the wider world when his claustrophobic relationship with his mother reaches a breaking point.
The story was partly inspired by local composer Benjamin Britten's opera Peter Grimes. [5]