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No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy
Memoirs of a Working-Class Reader
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No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy
This love letter to reading is a philosophical take on why we read and collect books, told through a working-class lens
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Mark Hodkinson grew up among the terrace houses of Rochdale in a house with just one book. Today, Mark is an author, journalist, and publisher. He still lives in Rochdale but is now surrounded by 3,500 titles—at the last count.
No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy is his story of growing up a working-class lad during the 1970s and 1980s. It's about the schools, the music, the people—but pre-eminently and profoundly the books and authors that led the way and shaped his life.
It's about a family who didn't see the point of reading, and a troubled grandad who taught Mark the power of stories. It's also a story of how writing and reading has changed over the last five decades.
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No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy by Mark Hodkinson is described in reviews as a poignant and powerful memoir that focuses on themes of literature, publishing, and music. The book is praised for its ability to transcend its subjects and is seen as a call to recognise the importance of making literature accessible to everyone, especially underrepresented working-class voices. It is valued for its universal appeal in showing how books can shape and transform lives, while also being recognised as a thoughtful and engaging personal journey.
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ISBN: 9781838850012
Publisher: Canongate Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 May 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Canongate Books
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 246g
Pages: 368
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About the Author
Mark Hodkinson has written for The Times for two decades, three years as a columnist. He has also contributed to the Observer, Guardian, Mail on Sunday and others. He is the author of Blue Moon: Down Among the Dead Men with Manchester City, which is regularly cited as a football classic, and Believe in the Sign, which was longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year. His novels include The Last Mad Surge of Youth, which was nominated as Q's Novel of the Year, and That Summer Feeling. He owns Pomona Books and has published titles by Simon Armitage, Barry Hines, Ian McMillan, Ray Gosling, Stuart Murdoch (of Belle and Sebastian), Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne) and many more. He also commissioned and edited the much-acclaimed biography J.D. Salinger: A Life, which was made into a film starring Nicholas Hoult.markhodkinson.com
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