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Room at the Top is a novel by John Braine, first published in the United Kingdom by Eyre & Spottiswoode in 1957, about an ambitious young working-class man who juggles sexual relationships with two middle-class women in a northern town in post-war England.
- John Braine
- 1957
He sprang to immediate fame in 1957 with publication of his first novel, Room at the Top, which was a critical success and a major bestseller in England and America and was adapted for the screen in an Oscar-winning 1959 film starring Simone Signoret and Laurence Harvey.
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Jun 16, 2016 · Room at the Top is a stalwart of British cinema and an absolute big screen must-see. Written by Tara Judah, Co-director at 20th Century Flicks. The UK premiere of the 2K restoration of Room at the Top screens on Sunday July 31st as part of Cinema Rediscovered. With thanks to Park Circus and Romulus Films.
Room at the Top is a 1959 British drama film based on the 1957 novel by John Braine. It was adapted by Neil Paterson (with uncredited work by Mordecai Richler), directed by Jack Clayton (his feature-length debut), and produced by John and James Woolf.
Dive deep into John Braine's Room at the Top with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion
"Room at the Top" (1957), the first novel by John Braine (1922-1986), earned widespread critical acclaim and was a runaway bestseller in England and America, running into dozens of printings and spawning a sequel and an Oscar-winning film adaptation.
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Room at the Top (1957; with an Introduction by Janine Utel in the Valancourt re-issue of 2013) is writer John Braine's immensely successful first novel and it stands as an important contribution to a short-lived group of literary works by a variety of writers in Britain exposing the frustration and angst of lower and blue-collar class ...
- John Braine
