Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky
(Part of the Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky Series)
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NYRB Classics presents 3 darkly humorous, atmospheric novellas of love and disappointment, set in a run-down London pub after WWI--from the author of the Hitchcock classics Gaslight and Rope. "Bleak and brilliant. . . an authentic lost classic." --The Guardian Featuring a Dickensian cast of pubcrawlers, prostitutes, lowlifes, and just plain losers who are looking for love--or just an ear to bend--Hamilton's novels are a triumph of deft characterization, offbeat humor, unlikely compassion, and raw suspense. In recent years, Hamilton has undergone a remarkable revival, with his champions including Doris Lessing, David Lodge, Nick Hornby, and Sarah Waters. Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky is a tale of obsession and betrayal that centers on a seedy pub in a run-down part of London. Bob the waiter skimps and saves and fantasizes about writing a novel, until he falls for the pretty prostitute Jenny and blows it all. Kindly Ella, Bob's co-worker, adores Bob, but is condemned to enjoy nothing more than the attentions of the insufferable Mr. Eccles; Jenny, out on the street, is out of love, hope, and money. We watch with pity and horror as these three vulnerable and yet compellingly ordinary people meet and play out bitter comedies of longing and frustration. Included:
The Midnight Bell (1929)
The Siege of Pleasure (1932)
The Plains of Cement (1934)
The Midnight Bell (1929)
The Siege of Pleasure (1932)
The Plains of Cement (1934)
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1590172566
ISBN13:9781590172568
Release Date:February 2008
Publisher:New York Review of Books
Length:528 Pages
Weight:1.18 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 5.7" x 7.9"
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