This sporting life / David Storey.
By: Storey, David
.
Material type: 
BookPublisher: Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1962 (1979)Description: 253 p. ; 18 cm.ISBN: 0140016740.Subject(s): Rugby football -- Fiction | Sports storiesDDC classification: 823.91 STO
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Store | 823.91 STO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00062499 |
Browsing MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library shelves, Shelving location: Store Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
| 823.91 SNO The conscience of the rich / | 823.91 SNO Corridors of power / | 823.91 STE The crock of gold / | 823.91 STO This sporting life / | 823.91 TRA The rebellion of the hanged / | 823.91 TRE Lovers of their time and other stories / | 823.91 UNS Pascali's island / |
Originally published: London : Longman, 1960.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
David Malcolm Storey was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England on July 13, 1933. He was a professional rugby player with the Leeds Rugby League club and received a diploma from the Slade School of Art in London. He worked as a teacher before becoming a novelist and playwright.His first novel, This Sporting Life was published in 1960 and won the Somerset Maugham Fiction Award. He adapted it into film in 1963. His other novels included Flight into Camden, Radcliffe, Pasmore, and Saville, which won the Man Booker Prize in 1976.
His plays included The Restoration of Arnold Middleton, In Celebration, The Farm, Life Class, Stages, and Early Days. The Changing Room, Home, and The Contractor were all named best play by the New York Drama Critics' Circle. He died from Parkinson's disease and related dementia on March 26, 2017 at the age of 83.
(Bowker Author Biography)