{"product_id":"amongst-those-left-9781628972788","title":"Amongst Those Left","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmongst Those Left\u003c\/i\u003e is a long-overdue study of experimental literature in Britain from the beginning of the twentieth century through the 1980s.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Undertaken with the aim of refuting the idea that \"while American and French fiction was exciting and groundbreaking, British novels were all dull, realist, and provincial,\" Booth's book takes us on a tour through the captivating work of such writers as Ann Quin, Eva Figes, Stevie Smith, Nicholas Mosley, Christine Brooke-Rose, Stefan Themerson, B. S. Johnson, Anna Kavan, J. G. Ballard, and many, many others. In doing so, Booth effectively reimagines the twentieth-century literary landscape of Britain. \u003ci\u003eAmongst Those Left\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to add a few books to your reading list and considerably expand your library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooth, Francis:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Francis Booth is also the author of \u003ci\u003eComrades in Art: Revolutionary Art in America, 1926-1939\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStranger Still: The Works of Anna Kavan\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e1922: The Making of the Modern\u003c\/i\u003e He has translated Maurice Maeterlinck's marionette plays and several Buddhist and Hindu works, some of which have been set to music. He is also the author of many volumes of poetry, which are collected in \u003ci\u003eThe Storyteller's Assistant: Collected Words, 2005-2011\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Dalkey Archive Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50361284624658,"sku":"9781628972788","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_78a34543-5e44-4e10-8c69-f584510e6abd.jpg?v=1728371434","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/amongst-those-left-9781628972788","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}