It may interest you to know that I have published a critical study of Heppenstall's novels through the Dalkey Archive Press - www.dalkeyarchive.com.
It's sad that he's best remembered for his spat with Orwell (and the fact that they remained good friends afterwards forgotten) - he wrote eight novels, which, at their best, are sensitive, intelligent, adventurous and often humorous - in fact, his debut, THE BLAZE OF NOON (1939) was cited by Helene Cixous as the novel that founded the Nouveau Roman.
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Rayner Heppenstall: A Critical Study
Date: 2008-05-14 12:03 pm (UTC)It's sad that he's best remembered for his spat with Orwell (and the fact that they remained good friends afterwards forgotten) - he wrote eight novels, which, at their best, are sensitive, intelligent, adventurous and often humorous - in fact, his debut, THE BLAZE OF NOON (1939) was cited by Helene Cixous as the novel that founded the Nouveau Roman.