Where Did it All Go Right

Al Alvarez - poet, critic, novelist, sportsman, and poker player - has for seventy years been hard to categorize. He is the author of the best-selling study of suicide, THE SAVAGE GOD, and as poetry editor of the OBSERVER, he has known most of the leading poets of the second half of last century. For a time he was an influential critic and his anthology THE NEW POETRY scandalised the literary community. Much of the liveliness of Alvarez''s story is inspired by the ambiguous fate of being an English Jew. Although his family had been settled in London for more than two centuries, being Jewish always made them feel like outsiders. From public schools to Oxford to the hardscrabble world of freelance writing, Alvarez found time to climb mountains, play poker and write books about these pastimes which are now regarded as classics. WHERE DID IT ALL GO RIGHT? is his memorable, irreverent account of that journey.

Product details

• Authors: Al Alvarez, Alvarez Al
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.03.2002
• EAN: 9780747558002
• ISBN: 978-0-7475-5800-2
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Card games: Poker