{"product_id":"so-we-live-the-novels-of-alexander-baron-1st-edition","title":"So We Live: The Novels of Alexander Baron — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo We Live: The Novels of Alexander Baron, Edited by Susie Thomas, Andrew Whitehead, and Ken Worpole — First Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e Nottingham, Five Leaves Publications, 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. 205.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Near Fine. The book remains in exceptionally smart condition. The wrappers are clean and bright, with only the most trivial hints of shelf-wear to the extremities and a faint trace of rubbing to the rear panel. The spine is completely unbroken and free of creasing, suggesting the book is unread. Internally, the binding remains tight and square. The pages are pristine, bright, and entirely free of foxing, thumbing, or any previous ownership inscriptions. A highly presentable copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e First edition, first printing. A paperback original. The volume features a striking photographic frontispiece of Alexander Baron in 1956, alongside scattered illustrations within the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile common in commerce and readily available on the open market, this remains an essential text for collectors of post-war British working-class literature, acting as the first detailed critical study dedicated entirely to Baron’s life and output.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA meticulously compiled study of the acclaimed post-war novelist Alexander Baron, exploring his profound impact on British literature. Born into a working-class Jewish family in Hackney, Baron drew on his experiences in the Communist Party, the battlefields of the Second World War, and the vibrant streets of London's East End to create masterpieces like \u003ci\u003eFrom the City, From the Plough\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lowlife\u003c\/i\u003e. This collection brings together essays from leading historians and writers, including Anthony Cartwright, Sean Longden, and Nadia Valman, alongside early, uncollected short fiction by Baron himself, providing a comprehensive and deeply engaging overview of a writer whose witness to political conflict and local community remains invaluable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54577134403923,"sku":"5056","price":11.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260809_194810.jpg?v=1786617497","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/so-we-live-the-novels-of-alexander-baron-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}