''Second Generation'' is a 1964 novel by
Raymond Williams
Raymond Henry Williams (31 August 1921 – 26 January 1988) was a Welsh socialist writer, academic, novelist and critic influential within the New Left and in wider culture. His writings on politics, culture, the media and literature contrib ...
, set in the 1960s. The contrasting worlds of the university and the factory, and individuals who try to find their place among contradictory forces.
Plot summary
Harold Owen, his brother Gwyn, son Peter and wife Kate all experience the contrasts. The book is based on the actual situation in Oxford of the 1960s, where the ancient university was right next to
Morris Motors, as it then was.
See also
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''Border Country''
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The Fight for Manod
''The Fight for Manod'' () is a 1979 novel by Raymond Williams.
Plot summary
Matthew Price and Peter Owen both have their roots within the borders of Wales. They each have contributed to a decision on the idea of building a new town, Manod, in ...
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1964 British novels
Anglo-Welsh novels
Novels by Raymond Williams
Novels set in Oxford
Chatto & Windus books
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