{"product_id":"9780571404766","title":"The Wrong Set: Selected Stories (Faber Editions) : A literary master' - Ian McEwan","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Wilson, Angus \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 05\/11\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 160 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780571404766,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A thing to rejoice over' EVELYN WAUGH'A literary master' IAN MCEWAN'Wilson is like an agent, a brilliant snooper in some branch of intelligence, picking up his material from the scattered refugees of moral disorder' GUARDIANIllicit queer crushes on a family picnic. A nightclub singer lecturing her Communist nephew. Drunken feuds at the seedy South Kensington Hotel's staff dance. The eccentric spinsters tempting a little boy to grotesque acts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the singular world of Angus Wilson. An overlooked legend of the post-war queer landscape, he casts a waspish, tragicomic yet oddly tender eye across mid-century England. Jitterbugging, espresso bars, spivs, Angry Young Men, teddy boys, satanic masses in village living rooms: all of life is here in these beloved stories. Savage in their deadly anatomy of social class yet compassionate in their portrayal of misfit outsiders, these are mini Austenesque novels-of-(bad)-manners, seething with high-octane dialogue, baroque humour and macabre secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduced by Margaret Drabble\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57611840291189,"sku":"9780571404766","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780571404766.jpg?v=1790504531","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.pro\/products\/9780571404766","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}