Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry

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What Christie thought, however (and how privileged we are to be able to know it) was that he would consider himself to be a failure if he had to depend on a bank pension at sixty To the extent that this is a caution against tolerating injustice in the hope of heavenly justice and redemption, it is the equivalent of the existentialist messages (for they are different) of Camus and Sartre, only it’s delivered in an almost offhand, wry, humorous way. The characters are also well-drawn, from Christie's feeble oppressors to his colourful colleague Headlam and his love-interest, the Shrike ("He was very uncomplicated, Christie, and in the Shrike he had met his simple match."). You'll spend the whole time shouting at the screen wondering how they could have missed the point so comprehensively. In an interview on the DVD the screenwriter claims to have stayed faithful to the book, which is laughable. I won't go into too much detail, but here's two key point for you to think about: There is a collection of B. S. Johnson's literary papers and correspondence in the British Library (Add MS 89001). [18] Bibliography [ edit ] Novels [ edit ]

Bradshaw, Peter (16 August 2002). "Christie Malry's Own Double Entry". The Guardian . Retrieved 28 April 2021. Charity, Tom (21 August 2002). "Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry". Time Out. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011 . Retrieved 28 April 2021.

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While some of Johnson's tactics may seem dated, his questions remain provocative, his chilly humor pointed and sharp." - John House, The New York Times Book Review I)n der Tradition des experimentellen Erzählens und genauer noch in der Tradition jenes abgründigen angelsächsischen Humors, den Autoren wie Sterne, Joyce oder Flann O'Brien begründet haben. Das hat diesen kurzen Roman frisch gehalten, über Aufstieg und Ende des Thatcherismus hinaus bis in die Tage von "New Labour" und "Neuer Mitte". " - Michael Schmitt, Neue Zürcher Zeitung Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry is well worth reading -- both a great deal of fun and thoughtful, too.

The biggest debit recorded by Christie is that socialism has not been given a chance. This is essentially the political message of the novel, but not mentioned in the film. Later, Christie argued with himself. This was not common for him, as he was essentially one and in accord. It was the first time he was aware that he had been more responsible than anyone else for a loss of human life. Actually, the metafictional stuff was mild and consisted of the author making asides about the fact that we’re reading a novel – ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country," an attitude like that can also change a moribund system.

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A total of just over twenty thousand people died of cyanide poisoning that morning. This was the first figure that came to hand as it is roughly the number of words of which the novel consists so far. a b Martin, Tim (28 February 2013). "B S Johnson: 'Britain's one-man literary avant-garde' ". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 4 May 2021. He started life as an idealistic boy who was very fond of his cat and was not afraid to tell his mother:

Well Done God! Selected Prose and Drama of B. S. Johnson, ed. Jonathan Coe, Philip Tew, Julia Jordan, Picador, 2013, "The Happiest Days?", B. S. Johnson, published (abridged) in Education and Training, March 1973. satire for so long. In the wake of September 11, it's hard to stomach a hero whose acts of urban terrorism include planting bombs at Westminster and polluting the water supply of thousands.In a meta-novel twist the book’s narrator is having a chat with Christie Malry and is then telling us readers his exploits.