Description
Originally published in 1949, Tomato Cain and Other Stories is the sole collection of short fiction by Nigel Kneale. Drawing on his experiences of growing up on the Isle of Man, many of Kneale's tales conjure up a remote, old-fashioned community where mythology and superstition are part of everyday life. Several stories go further, making imaginative leaps into the kind of weird, eerie territory with which Kneale would go on to make his name, as the writer of TV's Quatermass, The Road, Beasts and The Stone Tape. Though garlanded with praise on publication - it won its author the 1950 Somerset Maugham Award - Tomato Cain has long since been out of print. This new edition is published to mark the centenary of Kneale's birth, uniting the stories from both the original UK and US editions for the first time ever. It's sure to delight Kneale's legions of fans and indeed all admirers of skilfully-crafted short stories.
About the Author
Born in 1922, Nigel Kneale is one of the most important and radical British screenwriters of the last century. Predominantly a writer of thrillers that used science-fiction and horror elements, he was best known for the creation of the character Professor Bernard Quatermass, who appeared in various television, film and radio productions written by Kneale for the BBC, Hammer Film Productions and Thames Television between 1953 and 1996. He wrote original scripts and successfully adapted works by writers such as George Orwell, John Osborne, H. G. Wells among others, and was twice nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay.
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Winner of the 1950 Somerset Maugham Award
Book Information
ISBN 9781912697656
Author Nigel Kneale
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint Comma Press
Publisher Comma Press
About the Author
Born in 1922, Nigel Kneale is one of the most important and radical British screenwriters of the last century. Predominantly a writer of thrillers that used science-fiction and horror elements, he was best known for the creation of the character Professor Bernard Quatermass, who appeared in various television, film and radio productions written by Kneale for the BBC, Hammer Film Productions and Thames Television between 1953 and 1996. He wrote original scripts and successfully adapted works by writers such as George Orwell, John Osborne, H. G. Wells among others, and was twice nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay.
Reviews
Winner of the 1950 Somerset Maugham Award
Book Information
ISBN 9781912697656
Author Nigel Kneale
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint Comma Press
Publisher Comma Press
