Jill
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- Synopsis
- A young man from Northern England struggles to find a sense of belonging at Oxford University during WWII in this &“brilliant&” novel by a literary icon (The Times). John, who&’s never traveled far from his northern town of Huddleston, finds himself an undergraduate at Oxford University in 1940. A shy, insecure working-class young man, he is awed by his confident, careless roommate and yearns to fit in, clumsily pursuing a girl from a wealthy family. But as his efforts fail, he retreats further into a dream world in this early novel by Philip Larkin, who would go on to become one of the most celebrated poetic voices of postwar Britain. &“Provides a revealing portrait of Oxford and the English class system as it existed during World War II . . . Mr. Larkin&’s gift for using landscape as a mirror of an individual&’s emotions is very much in evidence.&” —The New York Times Includes an introduction by the author
- Copyright:
- 1976
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 256 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781590209622
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780879519612
- Publisher:
- ABRAMS, Inc.
- Date of Addition:
- 09/15/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Philip Larkin
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Grade Levels:
- Twelfth grade
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.