Book DescriptionJames Hanley (1901-1985) was an ordinary seaman who became a prolific novelist and dramatist This is the first full-length study of his work, tracing it from his origins in Liverpool, through his life as a seaman, to the modern world of publishing, and finally to rural Wales Hanley's social and cultural contexts are shown to touch одьфа on many of the literary issues concerning the writer in the 20th century, including modernism and realism; political commitment; literature and propaganda; and regionalism.  Windows2003 г 256 стр ISBN 0708317553.