DLB 191: British Novelists Between the Wars

by George M. Johnson (Editor), Matthew J. Bruccoli (Editor)

Essays on British novelists whose works challenged accepted views of literary history of the period. These novelists range from those who started to write as World War I ended in 1918 to those whose literary careers began just prior to World War II in 1939. Includes discussion of industrial and regional novels, rural novels, animal novels as well as documentary realistic writing.

442 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1998

About the author

George M. Johnson writes stories of positive change based on his social justice work over 30 years, for which he received the Y.M.C.A. Peace Medal in 2019. He grew up in Waterdown, Ontario, and in 1991 moved to Kamloops, B.C., where he is Professor of creative writing and literature in the Literatures, Languages, and Performing Arts Department at Thompson Rivers University. His comedy Still Life With Nudes, about seniors who stage a sit-in at an art gallery won several awards, including the Ottawa Little Theatre’s Gladys Cameron Watt Award and the Regina Little Theatre’s National Playwriting Competition. It was published in Ryga and in the U.S.A. by ArtAge. His screenplay “Peace Pledge,” received Honorable Mention in the Euroscript Screenplay Competition and the New Renaissance Film Festival (London). His latest book is Mourning and Mysticism in First World War Literature: Grappling With Ghosts. Canoeing, camping, and cross-country skiing count among his outdoor passions. Living surrounded by mountains, with a wife from the prairies, inspired him to write his first picture book Marisa and the Mountains. https://georgemjohnson.com/. It was selected as one of the Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Books for Kids and Teens in 2021, and is a starred selection, signifying "titles of exceptional calibre." His second picture book, How Hope Became An Activist was a Finalist for the Eric Hoffer Awards Montaigne Medal for the most thought-provoking books in all genres, “books that either illuminate, progress, or redirect thought.” His recent picture books are "Sophia's Secrets" and "Aldo Renaldo and the Renegade Alphabet."