A Toy Epic
- 210pagine
- 8 ore di lettura
A Toy Epic is the story of three boys moving towards the threshold of adult life in the Thirties. From differing backgrounds, their lives cross and touch until they become firm friends.
Questa serie offre una raccolta curata di capolavori letterari senza tempo, scelti per il loro fascino duraturo e il loro significato culturale. Ogni volume presenta un'opera classica, meticolosamente preparata per il lettore moderno. Scoprite narrazioni profonde ed esplorazioni illuminanti della condizione umana che continuano a catturare il pubblico attraverso le generazioni. È una collezione essenziale per i bibliofili e chiunque cerchi di confrontarsi con i testi fondamentali della letteratura.



A Toy Epic is the story of three boys moving towards the threshold of adult life in the Thirties. From differing backgrounds, their lives cross and touch until they become firm friends.
An edition of a classic post-industrial novel, published with a new afterword by Richard Poole. The novel charts the lives of four closely bound characters, against the background of a declining steelworks. Originally published in 1988.
Most of these stories are set in the 1930s w hen male unemployment in the Rhondda valleys was as high as 42 percent. Poverty, emigration, boredom, and loss of self-r espect are the basis of Thomas''s art, yet the result is not embittered. '