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With an introduction by poet Andrew Motion.

Eight residents in a home for the elderly sit down to dinner, along with the House Mother herself, and each takes it in turn to relay the proceedings of the evening from their own, individual perspective. By virtue of the novel's clever structure, the reader's comprehension of events is limited so as to allow them a powerful experience: Johnson's humorous yet deeply compassionate depiction of what it means to live life and grow old.

In his heyday, during the 1960s and early 1970s, B. S. Johnson was one of the best-known novelists in Britain. A passionate advocate for the avant-garde, he became famous for his forthright views on the future of the novel and for his unique ways of putting them into practice. House Mother Normal: A Geriatric Comedy is Johnson's most richly characterized, humane and sympathetic work.

PRODUCT DETAILS :

ISBN : 9781447200383
BY (AUTHOR) Johnson, B. S.
PUBLISHER : Pan Macmillan	PUBLICATION DATE : August 02, 2012
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom	IMPRINT : Picador
LANGUAGE : English	AGE : From 18 years
PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback

DIMENSION : 197 mm x 130 mm
WEIGHT : 190 g

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