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| image_caption = 1988 [[Virago Press]] edition |
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| author = [[Nell Dunn]] |
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| illustrator = [[Susan Benson]] |
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| country = UK |
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| language = English |
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| publisher = [[MacGibbon & Kee]] |
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| pub_date = 1963 |
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| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover]] and [[Paperback]]) |
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| pages = 110 ([[Hardcover]]) |
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| isbn = ISBN 9780860689898 (1988 [[Virago Press]] edition) |
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{{selfref|This article is about the novel. For the song by [[Squeeze]], see [[Up the Junction (song)]].}} |
{{selfref|This article is about the novel. For the song by [[Squeeze]], see [[Up the Junction (song)]].}} |
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Revision as of 20:24, 9 June 2008
1988 Virago Press edition | |
| Author | Nell Dunn |
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| Illustrator | Susan Benson |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MacGibbon & Kee |
Publication date | 1963 |
| Publication place | UK |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 110 (Hardcover) |
| ISBN | [[Special:BookSources/ISBN+9780860689898+%281988+%5B%5BVirago+Press%5D%5D+edition%29 |ISBN 9780860689898 (1988 Virago Press edition)]] Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
Up the Junction was a 1963 novel written by Nell Dunn depicting contemporary life in the industrial slums of Battersea near Clapham Junction.
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 of the time. The book won the 1963 John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize.
Adaptations
Television
In 1965 it was adapted for television by the BBC as part of The Wednesday Play anthology strand directed by Ken Loach[1].
1968 film
A film version, directed by Peter Collinson was released in 1968 and was adapted by Roger Smith. It starred Suzy Kendall, Dennis Waterman, Adrienne Posta and Maureen Lipman. With a soundtrack by Manfred Mann it vividly captured the feel of what it was like to live in that decade in a similar manner to another film of the era, Alfie.
Other uses
Up the Junction has since been used as the title of:
- A song by British band Squeeze, from their 1979 album Cool for Cats.
- A 2003 David Hare play about railway privatisation.
- A search marketing company [2] from Hoylake, Wirral, UK
References
- ^ The Wednesday Play: Up the Junction at IMDb
- ^ http://www.upthejunction.com/ search marketing company
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