What does old filth stand for?
Failed in London Try Hong Kong
June 25, 2006. This mordantly funny novel examines the life of Sir Edward Feathers, a desiccated barrister known to colleagues and friends as Old Filth (the nickname stands for “Failed in London Try Hong Kong”). After a lucrative career in Asia, Filth settles into retirement in Dorset.
Is Jane Gardam still alive?
Jane Mary Gardam OBE FRSL (born 11 July 1928) is an English writer of children’s and adult fiction. She also writes reviews for The Spectator and The Telegraph, and writes for BBC radio. She lives in Kent, Wimbledon, and Yorkshire.
When was old filth written?
2004
“This novel is surely Gardam’s masterpiece. On the human level, it is one of the most moving fictions I have read for years. (…) Rich in such moving perspectives, Old Filth is even richer in its tragicomic style….Contents:
| Title: | Old Filth |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Novel |
| Written: | 2004 |
| Length: | 289 pages |
| Availability: | Old Filth – US |
Who Wrote old filth?
Jane GardamOld filth / Author
Who is Old Filth?
Old Filth (aka Eddie, the Judge, Fevvers, Filth, Master of the Inner Temple, Teddy and Sir Edward Feather), is a wonderful creation through which to encapsulate a lengthy period: from the glory days of British Empire, through WW2, and into the present day. I only recently heard about Jane Gardam via the reliably wonderful Backlisted Podcast.
Is old Filth by Jane Gardam a true story?
Jane Gardam’s Old Filth is the story of Sir Edward Feathers, his long and eventful life and his continual search for Home. It is in part historical fiction, covering some of the major events of the twentieth century, and in part fictional memoir, using Filth’s story to explore the effects of British colonialism on its British subjects.
Who is Old Filth in the Inner Temple?
Old Filth (aka Eddie, the Judge, Fevvers, Filth, Master of the Inner Temple, Teddy and Sir Edward Feather), is a wonderful creation through which to encapsulate a lengthy period: from the glory days of British Empire, through WW2, and into the present day. Jane Gardam is an unshowy, self assured writer,…
What is the story of Filth?
In a series of flashbacks (the plot is not linear), we learn about his troubled childhood, first as a motherless child in Malaysia and then as a Raj orphan. Edward Feathers, nicknamed Filth (failed in London, try Hong Kong) is a legend in his profess For those of us who reveled in The Raj Quartet mini-series back in the 1980’s, this is a gift.