A Girl in Winter
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A Girl in Winter is a novel by Philip Larkin, first published in 1947 by Faber and Faber.[1] It was published in the USA in 1962 by St Martin's Press.[2]
Larkin stated that he had originally intended to write further novels, but he published no more fiction after A Girl in Winter, possibly because of a shortage of material on which to draw for inspiration.[3] John Osborne called it "the most underestimated work in the Larkin canon" and "a harbinger of greatness".[4]
Plot[]
The main character in the novel (the "girl" of the title) is Katherine Lind, a library assistant. The action is condensed into a twelve-hour period in which she has to leave work to escort a colleague who has been taken ill. The incident results indirectly in her realisation that she no longer cares for Robin, an old love interest she had as a teenager.
Adaptation[]
The book was adapted for radio and broadcast on BBC Radio Four in 2013,[5] along with an adaptation of Larkin's first novel, Jill (1946).
References[]
- ^ Carol Rumens, "Winter reads: A Girl in Winter by Philip Larkin", The Guardian, 20 December 2011. Accessed 22 November 2013
- ^ "From the Stacks: 'A Girl in Winter'", Joyce Carol Oates, New Republic, 20 November 1976. Accessed 22 November 2013
- ^ "Philip Larkin - Smaller and Clearer", Clive James, New Statesman, 21 March 1975 Archived 26 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 22 November 2013
- ^ Philip Larkin Society, "Reclaiming Ambiguity" by James L. Orwin, 2009. Archived January 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Accessed 22 November 2013
- ^ BBC Radio 4 - Classic Serial Accessed 22 November 2013
- 1947 British novels
- Faber and Faber books
- English novels
- Philip Larkin