19/09/2023
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Work, said Oscar Wilde, is the curse of the drinking class. This is the perfect example of the prejudice the upper classes have about the working classes. Hoggart's detailed and tender portrait of the life and culture of working people painted a very different picture โ of a culture defined by work and love. This classic can today help us get out of the bubbles we inhabit. As can each of the other books recommended: Alan Sillitoeโs โThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runnerโ; Ayaan Hirsi Aliโs โInfidel: My Lifeโ; and Aparna Vaidikโs โMy Sonโs Inheritanceโ.
Work, said Oscar Wilde, is the curse of the drinking class. This is the perfect example of the prejudice the u...