Of Love and Hunger
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Of Love and Hunger is a novel by Julian MacLaren-Ross, first published in the United Kingdom in 1947 by Allan Wingate. The novel was based on MacLaren-Ross' time as a vacuum cleaner salesman.[1]
Plot summary
[edit]Richard Fanshawe sells vacuum cleaners for a living and has an unhappy love affair with Sukie, the wife of his friend.
Reception
[edit]John Self of The Times praised it, calling it a "comic masterpiece" and praising the style of the narration.[2] D. J. Taylor, writing for The Guardian described Of Love and Hunger as the "one indisputed masterpiece" of MacLaren-Ross.[1] Elizabeth Bowen stated that the novel proved that MacLaren-Ross was "a writer of the first rank".[1]
BBC broadcast Of Love And Hunger on Book at Bedtime in October 2016.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Taylor, D. J. (7 December 2012). "DJ Taylor: rereading Julian Maclaren-Ross". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ Self, John (16 November 2024). "Of Love and Hunger by Julian Maclaren-Ross review — an absolute blast". The Times. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Book at Bedtime, Julian MacLaren-Ross - Of Love and Hunger, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 25 November 2024.