by Patrick Hamilton · Little, Brown Book Group · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780349141510
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Dive into the uncertain world of an English boarding house with 'Craven House' by Patrick Hamilton. Through the eyes of a young Hamilton, the novel explores with fascination the lives of decadent characters and eternal optimists. With a touch of light satire, the work addresses generational conflicts and problems of the 1920s bourgeoisie, all culminating in a climactic dinner. An entertaining and insightful look at English society of the time.
Anthony Walter Patrick Hamilton was an English playwright and novelist. He was well regarded by Graham Greene and J. B. Priestley, and study of his novels has been revived because of their distinctive style, deploying a Dickensian narrative voice to convey aspects of inter-war London street culture. They display a strong sympathy for the poor, as well as an acerbic black humour. Doris Lessing wrote in The Times in 1968: "Hamilton was a marvellous novelist who's grossly neglected".
