Up the Junction is a 1963 collection of short stories by Nell Dunn that depicts contemporary life in the industrial slums of Battersea and Clapham Junction.[1]
 First edition | |
| Author | Nell Dunn |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Susan Benson |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MacGibbon & Kee |
Publication date | 1963 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 110 pp (Hardcover edition) & 112 pp (paperback edition) |
| OCLC | 17230966 |
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. The book won the 1963 John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize.
Adaptations edit
In 1965 it was adapted for television by the BBC as part of The Wednesday Play anthology series directed by Ken Loach.[2]
A cinema film version followed in 1968 with a soundtrack by Manfred Mann.[3]
The television version of the play was the inspiration for the 1979 Squeeze hit "Up the Junction".[4]
References edit
- ^ "Paperback review: Up the Junction, By Neil Dunn". The Independent. 31 August 2013.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Up the Junction (1965)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ Adler, Renata (14 March 1968). "Screen: Suzy Kendall Seeks the Sweet Life in a Candy Factory:' Up the Junction' Treats Blue-Collar Britain New Movies Paired at Neighborhood Houses". The New York Times.
- ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
External links edit
- Nell Dunn (2000). Up the Junction. Basic Books. ISBN 978-1-58243-066-9.
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