This Sporting Life

In post war Britiain a new writing style emerged from the bleak times. It was commonly known as "kitchen sink drama". That sounds a little disrespectful now, perhaps, but these stories brought realism and raw emotion to their readers.

David Storey's This Sporting Life, set in the industrial north, brilliantly conveys 21-year-old steelworker Arthur Machin's love of his rugby league, his success on the field, and his feelings towards his widowed landlady, as well as his bouts of doubt and anxiety.

Stephen McGann perfectly captures the mood and the character in his reading.

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Quite good but for the music

Story’s book is fine, and it’s no wonder that Lindsay Anderson made a superb movie of it with a Storey script. I think the reading just fine, but the music is a real pain and should be expunged.

A very accurate and kitchen sink drama

This novel is very good at exposing the daily life in post-war England. The story follow’s a young adult, Arthur Machin who is an aggressive rugby player, trying to reach the pros. He also rents a room from a landlady who has two and her husband died in the war. The relationship with them both is wispy-washy with good times and bad. Very exciting and simple listen