· John Sommerfield was a British writer and left-wing activist. He worked as a merchant seaman and as a stage-hand (the subjects of his first two books) an /5. · A misplaced May Day dream for the masses. May Day by John Sommerfield describes a society on the edge. The parallels with today are obvious – but it's the differences that make it Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins. Driven by author John Sommerfield’s youthful communism, May Day is clearly anti-capitalist, but it is also honest enough to look at the inner feelings of rich as well as poor. In literature, and the arts in general, then as now, the common people are stereotyped or belittled, or, if they are lucky, treated as curiosities before being dismissed to the margins.
ReadySteadyBook Review: May Day by John Sommerfield -- When interviewed by Mark Thwaite for ReadySteadyBook, I named May Day as the book I would most like to have written, without having included it among my favourites. Mark has suggested I might care to explain myself. In his introduction to the paperback edition of May Day brought out by. May Day by Sommerfield, John and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru John Sommerfield and Mass-Observation Nick Hubble Brunel University When the name of John Sommerfield () appears in a work of literary criticism it is usually either in connection with a specific reference to May Day, his experimental proletarian novel of , or as part of a list containing some or all of the following names: Arthur.
John Sommerfield was a British writer and left-wing activist. He worked as a merchant seaman and as a stage-hand (the subjects of his first two books) an. May Day is the novel on which John Sommerfield's reputation rests. You can see from the dust jacket blurb that it was an intensely political book, set in London a few years hence with the Communists on the brink of a breakthrough. May Day. by John Sommerfield.. The country is in turmoil – the people are angry at the corruption of the ruling class; workers are told to increase production for less pay; bosses meet to discuss ways of increasing their profit margins; unions mobilise the masses; a march takes place; the police clash with demonstrators and a man is killed on the streets of London.
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