New Grub Street

Published in 1891, and described by Orwell as "Gissing's masterpiece", New Grub Street is a powerful, haunting exploration of the plight of the professional writer in a philistine age, and of the perennial dichotomy between literary merit and commercial success. Now presented in a new annotated edition.

Publicata in 1891 si descrisa de Orwell drept ,,capodopera lui Gissing", New Grub Street este o explorare puternica si obsedante a situatiei dificile a scriitorului profesionist intr-o epoca filistina si a dihotomiei perene dintre meritul literar si succesul comercial. Prezentat acum intr-o noua editie adnotata.