Why Authors Are Forgotten: Part 4

The comedy writers Galton & Simpson once told me, ‘happiness is boring. It’s tragedy that’s funny.’ I’ve always admired David Nobbs, John Braine, Winifred Holtby, Alan Sillitoe, Stan Barstow and Keith Waterhouse, who mixed dark and light together almost without thinking. Their lessons were well learned and I find myself peppering my Bryant & May […]