Saturday Night, Sunday Morning by Neil Schofield

Podcast Discussing the novel, 'Saturday Night, Sunday Morning'

nas102 — 2022-07-12 11:17:21 UTC

Interview with James Walker, an expert on Sillitoe.

Interview with David Sillitoe, Alan's Son

nas102 — 2022-07-12 11:27:12 UTC

David talks about his father's life and career.

James Walker on writer Alan Sillitoe

nas102 — 2022-07-12 11:34:27 UTC

Discussion of the cultural context of the novel.

Mary Rizza on 'Saturday Night, Sunday Morning' (Film)

nas102 — 2022-07-12 11:43:28 UTC

Working class dialect vs middle class writing style

nas102 — 2023-08-24 08:09:47 UTC

Some short analysis of Sillitoe's style and its relation to an authentic working class 'voice'.

‘Saturday Night and Sunday Morning’ at 60 – the enduring influence of the anti-hero (Film)

nas102 — 2023-08-24 08:12:17 UTC

Dialect, Class Struggle and Immigration

nas102 — 2023-08-24 08:16:32 UTC

Could be useful for AO2, as well as AO5.

Hugh Corbett, 'Books Abroad', Review (1960)

nas102 — 2023-08-24 08:20:55 UTC

A U.S. review of 'Saturday Night, Sunday Morning'.

The Crux of Merging Deltas: A Note on Alan Sillitoe

nas102 — 2023-08-24 08:25:39 UTC

A critical analysis of Sillitoe's career from the mid-1970s.

Interview with Alan Sillitoe - Brendan Hennessy

nas102 — 2023-08-24 08:31:59 UTC

Transcript of a 1972 interview with Sillitoe.

Gender and Working Class Identity in Britain in the 1950s

nas102 — 2023-08-24 08:45:31 UTC

An academic, critical look at the social context in the 1950s. May be useful for some background on representations/expectations of masculinity/femininity.

Ian McKellen's view and reviews of his performance as Arthur Seaton.

nas102 — 2023-09-10 07:29:50 UTC

Note number One - taken from 'The Life of a Long-Distance Writer: The Biography of Alan Sillitoe'.

nas102 — 2023-09-10 09:00:53 UTC

Apostrophezine.com - Sillitoe's style - Realism or Modernism?

nas102 — 2023-09-10 09:30:08 UTC

An interesting article considering Sillitoe's style and whether it can be considered more than just 'realism'.

Short Book Review - The Guardian

nas102 — 2023-11-13 11:56:13 UTC

A very short review of the 50th Anniversary reprint of the novel.

Angry Young Men - The context for the movement in the 1950s

nas102 — 2023-11-13 11:57:20 UTC

Excerpts from ‘The Life of a Long-Distance writer: The Biography of Alan Sillitoe’

nas102 — 2023-11-13 11:59:57 UTC

Britain in 1950

nas102 — 2023-11-13 12:00:48 UTC

Cinebeats - 'Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down'

nas102 — 2023-11-13 12:02:41 UTC

A look at the legacy and impact of the film version of 'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning'.

Class Dichotomy - Them and Us in the novels of Alan Sillitoe

nas102 — 2023-11-13 12:04:16 UTC

An academic essay looking at class in Sillitoe's works.

Working Class Subjugation and Left-Wing Politics in the Works of Alan Sillitoe

nas102 — 2023-11-13 12:10:02 UTC

An academic essay looking at the politics of Sillitoe.

The Common Touch - DJ Taylor

nas102 — 2023-11-13 12:12:34 UTC

An article on Sillitoe's writing and his portrayal of the working classes.

Existential Dilemmas in Sillitoe's Working Class Heroes

nas102 — 2023-11-13 12:14:27 UTC

An academic essay on Sillitoe's writing.

ALAN SILLITOE'S JUNGLE

nas102 — 2023-11-13 12:18:58 UTC

An interesting analysis of Sillitoe's characters fight for survival in the 'Jungle' of the modern world.

Bibliofreak Review

nas102 — 2024-06-21 07:28:14 UTC

Bibliofreak review of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

Say it, don't do it - Male Speech and Male Action in SNASM

nas102 — 2024-06-21 07:33:35 UTC

A critical essay looking at masculine identity in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.

Introductory PPT for context.

nas102 — 2024-09-23 08:18:17 UTC

Introductory PPT for context.

Gullen - The Picaresque in Literature

nas102 — 2024-09-23 08:22:55 UTC

An analysis of the textual features of the 'picaresque' novel. You can draw clear comparisons to SNASM morning through some of these features.

Middle Class W*nkers and Working Class Texts

nas102 — 2024-09-23 08:29:15 UTC

A piece of criticism that can be used as AO5, but as its main focus has some illuminating comments on the use of language in working class texts. Use the search function to look for 'Sillitoe' and 'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning',

Interview with Alan Sillitoe - John Halperin

nas102 — 2024-11-05 11:49:21 UTC

A transcript of a 1978 recorded interview with Alan Sillitoe.

'Various Pubs Gave Signs of Life'

nas102 — 2025-11-14 10:15:36 UTC

A critical essay looking at the topics of drink and time in SNASM.

Working Class Heroes - Guardian Book Blog

nas102 — 2025-11-14 10:33:59 UTC

A book blog about the novel - remarks on ideas of deference and class.