Burns, Alan
Buster (Calder Publications)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780714549200
- author:
- Burns, Alan
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Calder Publications Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 128
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.8 centimetres (0.14 kg
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Buster is a novel by Alan Burns, first published in 1961. Written before his distinctive style developed, it showcases early examples of his characteristic disjointed and biting writing. This autobiographical work explores the author's upbringing during World War II and his disillusioned vision of the post-war world. The book provides a unique insight into Burns's literary development and offers a key to understanding his later works. With its succinct and powerful prose, Buster is a significant contribution to 20th-century literature. First published in the inaugural New Writers anthology, Buster has never been released in standalone volume form until now.
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