Dancing in the Streets
The Classic Glasgow Memoir
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2024
Birlinn Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78027-890-2 (ISBN)
Birlinn Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78027-890-2 (ISBN)
This is Glasgow journalist Cliff Hanley’s sparkling, unsentimental and uproariously funny account of growing up in the Gallowgate and then Shettleston in the 1920s and 1930s and his working life as a radio broadcaster and journalist in the 1940s and 1950s. One of the great Glasgow classics, first published in 1957, back in print after many years.
The classic Glasgow Memoir with a new introduction by Tom Morton
This is Clifford Hanley’s vibrant, unsentimental and hilarious account of growing up in the 1920s and ‘30s, and his later working life as a radio broadcaster and journalist.
His razor-sharp observations and anecdotes cover many topics, from family life, art and showbiz to politics, sex, TB and what it was like to be a conscientious objector during the Second World War. But even the most bittersweet stories are leavened with humour, and the irrepressible Glasgow spirit always shines through.
'Hanley writes with consistent relish for his native city . . . captures Glasgow and its people nonchalantly and unfussily' – Ian Jack, The Guardian
'Like a portal into a vanished Glasgow, but one where the city, its people – their foibles, hopes, humour and warmth – are instantly familiar' – Norry Wilson, Lost Glasgow
The classic Glasgow Memoir with a new introduction by Tom Morton
This is Clifford Hanley’s vibrant, unsentimental and hilarious account of growing up in the 1920s and ‘30s, and his later working life as a radio broadcaster and journalist.
His razor-sharp observations and anecdotes cover many topics, from family life, art and showbiz to politics, sex, TB and what it was like to be a conscientious objector during the Second World War. But even the most bittersweet stories are leavened with humour, and the irrepressible Glasgow spirit always shines through.
'Hanley writes with consistent relish for his native city . . . captures Glasgow and its people nonchalantly and unfussily' – Ian Jack, The Guardian
'Like a portal into a vanished Glasgow, but one where the city, its people – their foibles, hopes, humour and warmth – are instantly familiar' – Norry Wilson, Lost Glasgow
Clifford Hanley was a well-known Glasgow journalist, broadcaster and novelist. In addition to his journalism, he is best known for writing the words to Scotland’s unofficial national anthem, Scotland the Brave.’ He wrote many books under his own name, and a number of thriller under the pen-name Henry Calvin He also wrote film and TV scripts. He died in 1999.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 17.09.2024 |
|---|---|
| Einführung | Tom Morton |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Gewicht | 258 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78027-890-X / 178027890X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78027-890-2 / 9781780278902 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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