''Up the Junction'' is a 1963 collection of short stories by
Nell Dunn
Nell Mary Dunn (born 9 June 1936) is an English playwright, screenwriter and author. She is known especially for a volume of short stories, '' Up the Junction'', and a novel, '' Poor Cow''.
Early years
The second daughter of Sir Philip Dunn an ...
that depicts contemporary life in the industrial slums of
Battersea and
Clapham Junction
Clapham Junction is an urban locality around Clapham Junction railway station in London, England. Despite its name, it is not located in Clapham, but forms the commercial centre of Battersea.
Clapham Junction was a scene of disturbances during ...
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The book uses colloquial speech, and its portrayal of petty thieving, sexual encounters, births, deaths and back-street abortion provided a view of life that was previously unrecognised by many people. The book won the 1963
John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize.
Adaptations
In 1965
it was adapted for television by the
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