Absolute MacInnes

by Colin MacInnes, Tony Gould (Editor)

318 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1985

About the author

MacInnes was born in London, the son of singer James Campbell MacInnes and novelist Angela Thirkell, and was educated in Australia. He served in the British intelligence corps during World War II.

He was the author of a number of books depicting London youth and black immigrant culture during the 1950s, in particular City of Spades (1957), Absolute Beginners (1959) and Mr. Love and Justice (1960).

Reviews

[Mark Rubenstein · Rating 2 out of 5]

In his preface, Tony Gould informs that “Colin MacInnes, like George Orwell, was a better essayist than novelist.” I disagree on both counts.