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The Pianoplayers
A Literary Fiction Novel by Anthony Burgess
Subgenres:
- Historical Fiction,
- Autobiographical Fiction,
- 1920s Manchester and Blackpool
This book is for you if you're into...
- Bawdy, bittersweet stories set in 1920s Lancashire
- Music-hall nostalgia and silent cinema atmospheres
- Funny, autobiographical takes on working-class life
This novel is one of Anthony Burgess's most accessible and entertaining works.
By turns bawdy, raucous, tender and bittersweet, and full of music and songs, this is a warm and affectionate portrait of the working-class Lancashire of the 1920s and 1930s that he knew from his own early life.
The Pianoplayers is a funny, moving, autobiographical novel that brings to life the world of silent cinemas and music-halls of 1920s Manchester and Blackpool.
Fully annotated and with a new introduction, this is an authoritative text for a new generation of readers.
Part of the forthcoming Irwell Edition of the Works of Anthony Burgess, this book offers an opportunity to reappraise an unjustly neglected novel important to our understanding of Burgess's wider oeuvre.
The 2017 Burgess centenary makes this a key moment for reflection on the life and work of a major figure in twentieth century letters.
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