 First edition | |
| Author | Nell Dunn |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Susan Benson |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MacGibbon & Kee |
Publication date | 1963 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 110 pp (Hardcover edition) & 112 pp (paperback edition) |
| OCLC | 17230966 |
Up the Junction is a 1963 collection of short stories by Nell Dunn that depicts contemporary life in the industrial slums of Battersea and Clapham Junction.[1]
The book uses colloquial speech, and its portrayal of petty thieving, sexual encounters, births, deaths and back-street abortion provided a view of life that was previously unrecognised by many people. The book won the 1963 John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize.
Adaptations[edit]
In 1965 it was adapted for television by the BBC as part of The Wednesday Play anthology series directed by Ken Loach.[2]
A cinema film version followed in 1968 with a soundtrack by Manfred Mann.[3]
The television version of the play was the inspiration for the 1979 Squeeze hit "Up the Junction".[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Paperback review: Up the Junction, By Neil Dunn". The Independent. 31 August 2013.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Up the Junction (1965)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ Adler, Renata (14 March 1968). "Screen: Suzy Kendall Seeks the Sweet Life in a Candy Factory:' Up the Junction' Treats Blue-Collar Britain New Movies Paired at Neighborhood Houses". The New York Times.
- ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
External links[edit]
- Nell Dunn (2000). Up the Junction. Basic Books. ISBN 978-1-58243-066-9.