Will Loxley
Writing in the Dark: Bloomsbury, the Blitz and Horizon Magazine
Writing in the Dark: Bloomsbury, the Blitz and Horizon Magazine
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In 1939, London's young writers and artists were cloistered in pubs and gloomy sitting rooms, facing the prospect of being sent to the front. WRITING IN THE DARK by Will Loxley conjures up this brooding world and tells the story of the defiant magazine Horizon, which sprang up against the odds. The book interweaves the personal histories of the magazine's leaders with their friends and contemporaries, including Virginia Woolf, George Orwell, and Dylan Thomas, capturing the literary life of WWII.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 21 July 2022
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
In 1939, London descended into a subdued atmosphere as the streetlamps flickered out and lights were obscured behind brown-paper screens. Young writers and artists in the city, cloistered in pubs and gloomy sitting rooms, faced the impending threat of being sent to the front lines, trading their paintbrushes and pens for weapons of war.
In his book "Writing in the Dark," Will Loxley vividly conjures up this brooding world and delves into the story of the defiant magazine Horizon. Despite facing numerous challenges, Horizon emerged as a beacon of creativity and resistance.
Through the personal histories of the magazine's leaders, including Cyril Connolly, Stephen Spender, and John Lehmann, as well as their friends and contemporaries such as Virginia Woolf, George Orwell, and Dylan Thomas, Loxley brings readers into the homes and offices of these writers. The book offers a captivating glimpse into the literary life of WWII, seamlessly blending the exhausted melancholy that followed the Blitz with the changes in the writers' own lives as they transitioned from youth to middle age.
"Writing in the Dark" is a testament to the resilience and determination of the human spirit in the face of adversity. It sheds light on the profound impact of war on the lives of writers and artists, as well as the ways in which they continued to create and inspire during the darkest times.
Weight: 296g
Dimension: 130 x 197 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474615723
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