Common People: An Anthology of Working Class Writers by Kit de Waal

Common People: An Anthology of Working Class Writers

Kit de Waal with Paul McVeigh, Adelle Stripe, Damian Barr, Cathy Rentzenbrink, Tony Walsh, Alex Wheatle, Chris McCrudden, Louise Doughty, Malorie Blackman, Stuart Maconie, Anita Sethi, Lisa McInerney, Adam Sharp, Daljit Nagra, Dave O'Brien, Jill Dawson, Lisa Blower

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir short stories informative reflective slow-paced
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Common People is a collection of essays, poems and pieces of personal memoir, bringing together sixteen well-known writers from working class backgrounds with an equal number of brand new as-yet-unpublished writers from all over the UK.Too often, ...

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Moods

reflective 76%
informative 64%
emotional 58%
funny 47%
challenging 35%
hopeful 23%
inspiring 23%
lighthearted 11%
sad 11%
adventurous 5%
dark 5%

Pace

medium 46%
fast 33%
slow 20%

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