Little White Bull - British Fiction in the 50s and 60s

John Muckle is a fiction writer, poet and critic. He is the author of four books of fiction, including The Cresta Run (Galloping Dog Press, 1987), Cyclomotors, an acclaimed short illustrated novel set in the early 1950s (available through Shearsman Books), and the novels London Brakes (Shearsman, 2010) and My Pale Tulip (Shearsman, 2012). His first full-length poetry collection, Firewriting and Other Poems appeared from Shearsman in 2005, a late follow-up to It Is Now As It Was Then (with Ian Davidson, Mica Press/Actual Size, 1983). Another notable collaboration was Bikers (with Bill Griffiths, Amra Imprint, 1990). In the eighties he created the Paladin Poetry imprint and was general editor of its flagship anthology, The New British Poetry (eds. D'Aguiar, Allnutt, Edwards, Mottram, Paladin, 1988). He has been for ten years a regular contributor to PN Review as reviewer and essayist. He lives in London, and works as a teacher.

• Introduction : Raymond Williams, 'Representation' and British Fiction 1 Scary Monsters and Super Creeps : Alan Sillitoe and the Angry Young Men 2 Moving Up, Dressing Down : Edna O'Brien, Lynn Reid Banks, Nell Dunn 3 Looking for a Brand New Start : Colin MacInnes 4 Between the Ganges and the Nile : Samuel Selvon, V.S. Naipaul 5 Art and Documents : John Berger, B.S. Johnson 6 Up to Our Necks in Spunk and Bullets : Leslie Thomas 7 False Stars and Psychokillers : Colin Wilson, Alexander Trocchi, Paul Ableman, Harold Pinter 8 New Worlds, Old Hierarchies : Michael Moorcock, Angela Carter, Brian Aldiss, J.G. Ballard 9 Tally Boys and Media Tarts : Jack Trevor Story 10 Keith Waterhouse and the Land of Lost Content 11 The Bubble of Consciousness : Barry Hines 12 Gillian Freeman, Iris Murdoch and the Undergrowth of Class 13 David Storey and Bill Naughton : What's it all about? 14 Odd Man Out : Doris Lessing Conclusion : Down the Hatch Notes Bibliography Acknowledgements Index