Alexander Baron

The Lowlife

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

One man gambles on not only the racing dogs but his life in this charismatic rediscovered Jewish post-war classic of London's seedy underbelly, introduced by Iain Sinclair.

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Produktdetails

• Faber Editions
• Verlag: Faber And Faber Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780571393473
• ISBN-10: 0571393470
• Artikelnr.: 71768087

Autorenporträt

Alexander Baron (1917 - 1999) grew up in London's East End. The son of Jewish immigrants, he went to Hackney Downs school and campaigned in 1930s left-wing circles as an activist in the Labour League of Youth, opposing Mosley's Fascist blackshirts. He was converted to communism but became disillusioned by the Hitler-Stalin pact, and left to become assistant editor of Tribune. He joined the army in 1940, fighting across France from the Normandy D-Day beaches, inspiring his bestselling debut novel, From the City, From the Plough (1948), the first of his celebrated wartime trilogy. Later in life, he wrote major Hollywood screenplays and classic BBC literary adaptations.