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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Jill is Philip Larkin's first novel, originally published in 1946. A subtle and moving account of a young English undergraduate from the provinces, this portrait of Oxford during the war is now regarded by many critics as a classic of its kind.Michaelmas term, 1940. 18-year-old John Kemp has come down from Lan-cashire to Oxford University to begin his scholarship studying English. But when he invents an imaginary sister to win the attention of a rich but unre-liable 'friend', and then falls in love for real, undergraduate life becomes its own strange world.'Absolutely contemporary - perhaps even prophetic.' - Joyce Carol Oates'Remarkable . A book about innocence.' - Simon Garfield'A cryptic literary manifesto [about] discovering a literary personality, and the consolation art can provide.' - Andrew Motion A coming-of-age classic by the 'best-loved English poetof the past 100 years. (Sunday Times) published to celebrateLarkin's centenary. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780571225828
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Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. 'It will, I hope, still qualify for the indulgence traditionally extended to juvenilia,' wrote Philip Larkin, almost twenty years after the publication of his first novel. But Jill, with its exact evocation of place - Oxford in 1940 - and astute insight into character, emotions and social nuance, requires no such indulgence. Seller Inventory # B9780571225828
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Book Description Condition: New. 2005. Main. Paperback. An account of a young English undergraduate from the provinces, this portrait of Oxford during the war is now regarded by many critics as a classic of its kind. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780571225828
Book Description Condition: New. 2005. Main. Paperback. An account of a young English undergraduate from the provinces, this portrait of Oxford during the war is now regarded by many critics as a classic of its kind. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780571225828