Where Did It All Go Right?

Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book Where Did It All Go Right? by Al Alvarez, Bloomsbury Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Al Alvarez ISBN: 9781408835814
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: July 5, 2012
Imprint: Bloomsbury Paperbacks Language: English
Author: Al Alvarez
ISBN: 9781408835814
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: July 5, 2012
Imprint: Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Language: English

Al Alvarez, poet, critic, novelist, sportsman, and poker player, has for seventy years been hard to categorize. He is the author of the best-selling study of suicide, THE SAVAGE GOD, and as poetry editor of the OBSERVER, he has known most of the leading poets of the second half of last century. For a time he was an influential critic and his anthology THE NEW POETRY scandalised the literary community. Much of the liveliness of Alvarez's story is inspired by the ambiguous fate of being an English Jew. Although his family had been settled in London for more than two centuries, being Jewish always made them feel like outsiders. He went From Oundle, an English public school, to Oxford, where an academic career beckoned; instead he embarked on life as a freelance writer. Meanwhile he climbed mountains, played poker and wrote books about these pastimes which are now regarded as classics. WHERE DID IT ALL GO RIGHT? is his memorable, irreverent account of that journey.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Al Alvarez, poet, critic, novelist, sportsman, and poker player, has for seventy years been hard to categorize. He is the author of the best-selling study of suicide, THE SAVAGE GOD, and as poetry editor of the OBSERVER, he has known most of the leading poets of the second half of last century. For a time he was an influential critic and his anthology THE NEW POETRY scandalised the literary community. Much of the liveliness of Alvarez's story is inspired by the ambiguous fate of being an English Jew. Although his family had been settled in London for more than two centuries, being Jewish always made them feel like outsiders. He went From Oundle, an English public school, to Oxford, where an academic career beckoned; instead he embarked on life as a freelance writer. Meanwhile he climbed mountains, played poker and wrote books about these pastimes which are now regarded as classics. WHERE DID IT ALL GO RIGHT? is his memorable, irreverent account of that journey.

More books from Bloomsbury Publishing

Cover of the book The Evacuation of Civilians from Burma by Al Alvarez
Cover of the book My Own Dear Brother by Al Alvarez
Cover of the book Mistletoe and Mr. Right by Al Alvarez
Cover of the book A History of Popular Culture in Japan by Al Alvarez
Cover of the book Thief by Al Alvarez
Cover of the book The Long March 1934–35 by Al Alvarez
Cover of the book Caveboy Is Bored! by Al Alvarez
Cover of the book Experiment Eleven by Al Alvarez
Cover of the book BMP Infantry Fighting Vehicle 1967–94 by Al Alvarez
Cover of the book Mercury Fur by Al Alvarez
Cover of the book Six Characters in Search of an Author by Al Alvarez
Cover of the book Spitfire Aces of North Africa and Italy by Al Alvarez
Cover of the book Marine J SBS by Al Alvarez
Cover of the book A Bank's Duty of Care by Al Alvarez
Cover of the book Shakespeare's Demonology by Al Alvarez
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy