{"product_id":"human-voices-paperback","title":"Human Voices - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePenelope Fitzgerald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A wonderful combination of deadpan English comedy and surreal farce.\" -- A. S. Byatt\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\"A tribute to the unsung and quintessentially English heroism of imperfect people.\" -- \u003cem\u003eNew Criterion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When British listeners tuned in to the BBC's \u003cem\u003eNine O'Clock News \u003c\/em\u003ein the middle of 1940, they had no idea what human dramas--and follies--were unfolding behind the scenes. Targeted by enemy bombers, the BBC had turned its concert hall into a dormitory for both sexes, and personal chaos rivaled the political. Amidst the bombs and broadcasts two program directors fight for power while their younger female assistants fall prey to affairs, abandonment, and unrequited love. Reading this intimate glimpse behind the scenes of the BBC in its heyday, \"one is left with the sensation,\" William Boyd wrote in \u003cem\u003eLondon Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \"that this is what it was really like.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This new edition features an introduction by Mark Damazer, along with new cover art.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e A tribute to the unsung and quintessentially English heroism of imperfect people. \u003ci\u003eNew Criterion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When British listeners tuned in to the BBC's \u003ci\u003eNine O'Clock News \u003c\/i\u003ein the middle of 1940, they had no idea what human dramas and follies were unfolding behind the scenes. Targeted by enemy bombers, the BBC had turned its concert hall into a dormitory for both sexes, and personal chaos rivaled the political. Amidst the bombs and broadcasts two program directors fight for power while their younger female assistants fall prey to affairs, abandonment, and unrequited love. Reading this intimate glimpse behind the scenes of the BBC in its heyday, one is left with the sensation, William Boyd wrote in \u003ci\u003eLondon Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e that this is what it was really like. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHuman Voices\u003c\/i\u003e is funny and touching and authentic, but it is more. It is affirmative in the best and most important sense. \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Perfectly describes the moment when the British stiff upper lip begins to tremble in the face of overwhelming historical and emotional events. \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PENELOPE FITZGERALD (1916 2000) was one of the most elegant and distinctive voices in British fiction. She won the National Book Critics Circle Award in fiction for \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Flower, \u003c\/i\u003e the Booker Prize for \u003ci\u003eOffshore, \u003c\/i\u003e and three of her novels \u003ci\u003eThe Bookshop, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gate of Angels, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Beginning of Spring\u003c\/i\u003e were short-listed for the Booker Prize.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePENELOPE FITZGERALD (1916-2000) was one of the most elegant and distinctive voices in British fiction. She won the National Book Critics Circle Award in fiction for \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Flower\u003c\/i\u003e, the Booker Prize for \u003ci\u003eOffshore\u003c\/i\u003e, and three of her novels--\u003ci\u003eThe Bookshop, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gate of Angels, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Beginning of Spring\u003c\/i\u003e--were short-listed for the Booker Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 13, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453248815282,"sku":"9780544484085","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/36843f7636567a6676c03c59ae40c41e.webp?v=1778825088","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/human-voices-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}