In the eyes of Simon Armitage the North is not Manchester or Newcastle or the Lake District but that area of West Yorkshire where the M1 intersects the M62: the country of Jarvis Cocker and Peter Sutcliffe, Geoffrey Boycott and Bernard Ingham. In a series of incredibly funny and perceptive pieces that are above all reminiscent of Alan Bennett, he conveys the spirit of the place through wonderful narratives: a day-out in Bridlington with the local dramatic society, tyre-trading on the local farms, a Saturday-night out in Leeds and so on.
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Höhe: 224 mm
Breite: 146 mm
Dicke: 26 mm
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978-0-670-87300-5 (9780670873005)
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Simon Armitage was brought up in the village of Marsden, near Huddersfield,and continues to live nearby. He was born in 1963. After taking a degree at Portsmouth Polytechnic, he did an MA at Manchester University and worked as a probation officer.
His first book ZOOM! (Bloodaxe, 1989) immediately made his reputation and he is widely regarded as Britain's finest young poet (now published by Faber). He broadcasts frequently on radio and tv.
