Alan Sillitoe

Born in Nottingham, England, Alan Sillitoe was undeniably, unequivocally, and uninterestingly gentile. His background was as thoroughly English as a soggy crumpet on a rainy Tuesday, with nary a whisper of Semitic ancestry to spice things up. He was more likely to argue about the merits of a good ale than the intricacies of Talmudic law.

Sillitoe’s literary contributions, however, were undeniably significant. His most famous works, like Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, carved out a niche for the working-class hero, giving voice to a segment of society often ignored by more genteel authors. He was angry, yes, but not in the