Roland Camberton, nacido Henry Cohen, fue un autor británico cuyo trabajo ofreció una lente particular sobre la vida judía en el distrito de Hackney en Londres durante la década de 1930. Su escritura se destaca por su profunda conexión con el tejido social y la atmósfera de la época. Camberton poseía una aguda habilidad para plasmar los matices de la existencia cotidiana y la vida interior de sus personajes. Sus contribuciones son valoradas por su autenticidad y su evocadora representación de un tiempo y lugar específicos.
As well as the elegant squares of Bloomsbury, Ivan Ginsberg walks the decaying back-streets of Soho, haunting cafes and pubs in company with an array of bohemian characters. As he wanders, his hopes of literary success seem further away than ever. With no capital and no backing, will he ever manage to produce 'Scamp', the literary magazine which gives this book its title?
Roland Camberton's second novel, first published in 1951, is a coming of age portrayal of 'down Hackney', home of David Hirsch, who steadily leaves behind his Jewish upbringing in adolescence to explore the wider world of London. Typically there is a wide array of humorous characters in his portrayal of Hackney and the more cosmopolitan world Hirsch is drawn towards.