{"product_id":"9781783197026-1","title":"The Art of Invective: Selected Non-Fiction 1953-1994: Selected Non-Fiction 1953-1994","description":"\u003cp\u003eForeword by Peter Bowker\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdited by Ian Greaves, David Rolinson and John Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDennis Potter (1935–94) was Britain’s leading television dramatist for almost thirty years and remains an inspiration to today’s programme makers as a result of such groundbreaking work as \u003ci\u003ePennies from Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlue Remembered Hills\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Singing Detective\u003c\/i\u003e. But he also engaged with his audience through reviews, journalism, interviews, broadcasts and speeches. \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Invective\u003c\/i\u003e, the first collection of its kind, brings together some of his finest non-fiction work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished to mark 80 years since Potter’s birth, this book includes his merciless television columns, penetrating literary criticism and angry writings on class and politics, as well as his sketches for Sixties satire shows including \u003ci\u003eThat Was the Week That Was\u003c\/i\u003e. From Frost-Nixon to \u003ci\u003eCoronation Street\u003c\/i\u003e, David Hare to \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e, Orwell to Emu, this collection shows Potter’s distinctive voice at its entertaining, thought-provoking and uncompromising best.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oberon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47301206212848,"sku":"9781783197026","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781783197026_p0.jpg?v=1763723311","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783197026-1","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}