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No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy Mark Hodkinson

No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy By Mark Hodkinson

No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy by Mark Hodkinson

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Summary

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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No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy: Memoirs of a Working-Class Reader by Mark Hodkinson

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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Deeply poignant . . . Powerful * * Sunday Times * *
This is a book about the north; it is also about publishing, writing and music, but it transcends its subjects and meets the criterion Hodkinson sets out in his preface: The best books, the same as the best days, skitter on the breeze. They go their own way * * Observer * *
Mark Hodkinson is one of the great unsung heroes of literature . . . With verve, insight and perfectly-captured period detail, he reminds us that not only are books sacred objects that should be available to everyone, but also that working-class voices remain more marginalised and underrepresented than ever. No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy redresses this imbalance beautifully, and in a just world will kickstart a long-overdue working class literary renaissance -- BENJAMIN MYERS
Mark's journey into his own cocoon of books is a deeply personal tale but one with universal themes for all young lives shaped and transformed in some way by the written word . . . Thoughtful and engaging -- MARK RADCLIFFE
Reading this memoir is to realise there is no better tool for social mobility than a book . . . lovely * * Daily Mail * *
Moving . . . A work of triumphs * * Irish Times * *
This is an impassioned hymn of praise and declaration of love for that complex cultural object, the book. Anyone who has ever read, written or published a book will find their heart's pages turning as they sink joyfully into these craftsman-built paragraphs -- IAN McMILLAN
A resounding defence of the physical book and the thankless enthusiasts who bring it into existence . . . Entertaining * * Financial Times * *
A memoir refracted through literature and its impact on the author's life. . . He writes with sharp humour and unsentimentally . . . An enjoyable and uplifting read * * Morning Star * *
Some kids grow up dreaming of fast cars and fancy clothes. Others just want books and records. If that was you, particularly if you grew up in a small northern town where people said the word book the way they said the word voodoo, this is probably your story. Even if you didn't, chances are you'll love it -- DAVID HEPWORTH

About Mark Hodkinson

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.

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Additional information

GOR013202360
9781838850012
1838850015
No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy: Memoirs of a Working-Class Reader by Mark Hodkinson
Mark Hodkinson
Used - Like New
Paperback
Canongate Books
2023-05-04
368
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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