David Storey Libros

The third son of a coalminer, David Storey takes us from his tough upbringing in Wakefield, to being 'sold' to Leeds Rugby League Club, to his escape to the Slade School of Art and his life in post-war London.

Exploring the concept of territory, this book delves into how ideologies and social practices are expressed through spatial arrangements. It examines the implementation of territorial strategies and their geographical consequences, offering insights into the intricate relationship between space and societal dynamics.

Rugby League football in an industrial northern city circa 1960 is a life of grime, mud, sweat, intrigue and naked ambition. In This Sporting Life , David Storey recounts the fortunes of gladiator hero Arthur Machin from the day of his inclusion in the local team to the match when he begins to feel age creeping up on him. Through Arthur we are taken into his raw, often brutal world of players, backers, Saturday crowds bloody noses and broken teeth, landladies and communal baths.

Three plays tell the stories of four people who meet at a mental institution, a British rugby team in their locker room, and a bizarre family

Following the pattern of David Storey's own early years, Saville is a remarkably honest portrait of the tensions between parents and children, the difficulties of making one's own way in life, and the social divisions that persist still.

Román Ten športový život zachytáva niekoľko rokov zo života rozprávača Arthura Machina. So zmyslom pre drsnú skutočnosť píše Storey o úspechoch aj neúspechoch moderného gladiátora aj o patetickom zúfalstve pani Hammondovej, ktorú Arhurt zahŕňa svojou surovou láskou.

Roku 1960 vydaný první román anglického dělnického autora, který byl sám po několik let profesionálním hráčem ragby. Vylíčil v něm věrně nejen prostředí, hráče, obecenstvo a zákulisí tohoto sportu, ale zamyslil se i nad psychologií, společenským postavením i problémem stárnutí profesionálního sportovce se všemi lidskými i existenčními důsledky.