The first volume of this projected two-volume autobiography by Anthony Burgess tells of a disaffected Manchester Catholic from his birth in 1917. It is a candid book of confessions, evocative of English life up to the start of his career as a professional writer in 1959.
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The first volume of this projected two-volume autobiography by Anthony Burgess tells of a disaffected Manchester Catholic from his birth in 1917. It is a candid book of confessions, evocative of English life up to the start of his career as a professional writer in 1959.
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New. 2002. New Ed. Paperback. Moves from Moss Side to Malaya recalling author's time as an education officer in the tropics, his tempestuous first marriage, his struggles with Catholicism and the beginning of his prolific writing life. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 326......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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... not only because I love its author, but also because he - "Little Wilson" - permits to us to give a deep glance to Britain in the years 1920s-1960s ca., with an interesting (also linguistical) trip to the remote Asian colonies.