{"product_id":"as-near-as-i-can-get","title":"As Near as I Can Get","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1962 \u003ci\u003eAs Near as I Can Get\u003c\/i\u003e was Paul Ableman's follow up to his critically acclaimed debut \u003ci\u003eI Hear Voices\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing Alan Peebles, a young man struggling to become a poet, \u003ci\u003eAs Near as I Can \u003c\/i\u003edepicts a mid-twentieth century London of offices, pubs and lodgings. Fuelled by drink through these desperate years, the narrator charts his encounters with women and fellow artists, as he seeks to glimpse a wonder in life barely discernible beneath the routine of every day. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Paul Ableman's novels were praised for their inventive language, bawdy high spirits, and originality of form by Anthony Burgess, Philip Toynbee, Robert Nye and other friends of the avant-garde. They are witty, original, and full of good humour, and I am delighted Faber Finds are reissuing them.' Margaret Drabble\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54258616435032,"sku":"9780571314836","price":18.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780571314836.jpg?v=1777707011","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/as-near-as-i-can-get","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}