So We Live: The Novels of Alexander Baron — 1st Edition

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So We Live: The Novels of Alexander Baron — 1st Edition

Name: So We Live: The Novels of Alexander Baron — 1st Edition
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So We Live: The Novels of Alexander Baron, Edited by Susie Thomas, Andrew Whitehead, and Ken Worpole — First Edition

Publication: Nottingham, Five Leaves Publications, 2019

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 205.

Condition Report: 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.

Catalogue Note: 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.

While 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.

A 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 From the City, From the Plough and The Lowlife. 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.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Susie Thomas, Andrew Whitehead, and Ken Worpole (Editors)

Book Publisher: Five Leaves Publications

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Criticism & Essays

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 205

Book Publication Year: 2019

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Book Binding: Paperback

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Nottingham, United Kingdom

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