SECOND GENERATION

by Raymond Williams

, 347 pages, the author's second novel

Genres: British Literature, Historical Fiction

352 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1964

About the author

Raymond Henry Williams was a Welsh academic, novelist, and critic. He taught for many years and the Professor of Drama at the University of Cambridge. He was an influential figure within the New Left and in wider culture. His writings on politics, culture, the mass media and literature are a significant contribution to the Marxist critique of culture and the arts. His work laid the foundations for the field of cultural studies and the cultural materialist approach. Among his many books are Culture and Society, Culture and Materialism, Politics and Letters, Problems in Materialism and Culture, and several novels.

Reviews

[Reg Howard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful wide ranging book, covering lots of ideas through it's telling. Characters bound together by family, class, location etc being pulled apart by forces of power, relationships, 'progress' etc. Although set in the early 1960's, the issues are easily to relate to, making the story feel much more topical.

The book is the second of a trilogy, I am looking forward to the third!