The third son of a coalminer, David Storey takes us from his tough upbringing in Wakefield, to being 'sold' to Leeds Rugby League Club, to his escape to the Slade School of Art and his life in post-war London.
David Storey Livres
13 juillet 1933 – 27 mars 2017
David Storey était un dramaturge et romancier anglais primé dont les œuvres abordent souvent les thèmes de l'identité, de la lutte des classes et des conflits internes. Son écriture se caractérise par de forts portraits psychologiques et un réalisme brut qui puise dans ses propres expériences. Storey a exploré les complexités de la condition humaine et les tensions sociales à travers sa prose imaginative et ses drames incisifs. Sa contribution à la littérature réside dans son examen intransigeant de l'expérience humaine et dans sa capacité à capturer l'essence de la vie moderne.
Exploring the concept of territory, this book delves into how ideologies and social practices are expressed through spatial arrangements. It examines the implementation of territorial strategies and their geographical consequences, offering insights into the intricate relationship between space and societal dynamics.
A rugby player finds fame and fortune in a bleak mining town, but he cannot outrun the emptiness he feels inside in Man Booker Prize–winning author David Storey’s seminal first novel On Christmas Eve, Arthur breaks his two front teeth. A teammate on the rugby pitch is too slow with a handoff, and instead of catching the ball, Art catches an opponent’s foot right in the mouth. When he regains consciousness, the match is almost over, but he keeps playing regardless. Where else would he go? His entire life, Art has only cared about sports and nothing grabs his attention quite like the lightning-fast violence of Rugby League. He knows it could kill him, but it also makes him feel alive. In this hard-bitten Yorkshire mining town, the warriors of the rugby pitch are treated like gods. Through the aggressive sport, Art finds money, friends, and countless women. But when his lust for violence begins to fade, will he have the courage to leave the game behind?
Saville
- 688pages
- 25 heures de lecture
Following the pattern of David Storey's own early years, Saville is a remarkably honest portrait of the tensions between parents and children, the difficulties of making one's own way in life, and the social divisions that persist still.
Exploring the complex ties between football, geographic identity, and political dynamics, this book delves into the phenomenon of players shifting national allegiance based on residency or familial roots. It analyzes the motivations driving this trend and the various societal responses it evokes, providing a nuanced understanding of how sport intersects with national identity and cultural belonging.
Román Ten športový život zachytáva niekoľko rokov zo života rozprávača Arthura Machina. So zmyslom pre drsnú skutočnosť píše Storey o úspechoch aj neúspechoch moderného gladiátora aj o patetickom zúfalstve pani Hammondovej, ktorú Arhurt zahŕňa svojou surovou láskou.
Roku 1960 vydaný první román anglického dělnického autora, který byl sám po několik let profesionálním hráčem ragby. Vylíčil v něm věrně nejen prostředí, hráče, obecenstvo a zákulisí tohoto sportu, ale zamyslil se i nad psychologií, společenským postavením i problémem stárnutí profesionálního sportovce se všemi lidskými i existenčními důsledky.
