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Birmingham is a writers city with a long tradition of distinctive literary subcultures. Long-established novelists such as David Lodge and Jim Crace have spent most of their writing lives there, and the city continues to support and inspire a new generation of voices. Bringing together fiction from some of the citys most talented writers, The Book of Birmingham showcases and celebrates original and unusual writing, in all its forms. Few cities have undergone such a radical transformation over the last few decades as Birmingham. Culturally and architecturally, it has been in a state of perpetual flux and regeneration, with new communities moving in, then out, and iconic post-war landmarks making way for brighter-coloured, 21st century flourishes. Much like the city itself, the characters in the stories gathered here are often living through moments of profound change, closing in on a personal or societal turning point, that carries as much threat as it does promise. Set against key moments of history from Malcolm Xs visit to Smethwick in 1965, to the Handsworth riots two decades later, from the demise of the citys manufacturing in the 70s and 80s, to the on-going tensions between c

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Publisher

[Manchester]: Comma Press

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781910974377

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Short Stories, Fiction