{"product_id":"common-people-paperback","title":"Common People - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Callow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBen Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Philip Callow's \u003cem\u003eCommon People\u003c\/em\u003e was first published in 1958, reviewer John Betjeman described it as \"a genuine cry from a class usually silent in the literary world\" and hailed it as one of the best books of the year. The story of a young working-class man from the Midlands who dreams of escaping to an exciting life in London but is torn between his desire for an artistic career and his need to be married and \"know common joys\", Callow's novel was widely praised for its originality and authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis first-ever reissue, featuring an introduction by Ben Clarke, will allow a new generation of readers to discover a work that deserves a place alongside its more famous contemporaries like John Braine's \u003cem\u003eRoom at the Top\u003c\/em\u003e and Alan Sillitoe's \u003cem\u003eSaturday Night and Sunday Morning.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The most brilliantly successful account of English working-class life I have ever encountered in any medium.\" - Penelope Mortimer, \u003cem\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is \u003cem\u003ealive\u003c\/em\u003e, the direct stuff of life, so direct it scarcely has the form of fiction, so present it is painful, so truthful it is cleansing, salutary and exhilarating.\" - Isabel Quigly, \u003cem\u003e Encounter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Done beautifully, with fine economy.\" - J. B. Priestley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42106998620295,"sku":"9781943910687","price":30.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/88790d0b04eca65934b0ff9b78086616.webp?v=1732450680","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/common-people-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}