{"product_id":"2026200009279-secondhand-enemies-of-promise","title":"Enemies Of Promise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner.  \n \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of literary criticism and memoir, Enemies of Promise presents Cyril Connolly's sharp, witty, and deeply personal argument about what it takes to write a book that endures for ten years — and what forces conspire to prevent a writer from achieving that goal. Connolly identifies the twin corruptions of style — the Mandarin and the vernacular — and argues with brilliant precision how journalism, domesticity, politics, and drink all wage war against serious literary ambition. The second half of the book shifts into autobiography, chronicling Connolly's own formation as a writer through his schooldays at Eton, offering a candid and often rueful portrait of the English literary establishment. Witty, self-lacerating, and fiercely intelligent, the work stands as one of the most honest and enduring pieces of self-analysis in twentieth-century letters. First published in 1938, it remains essential reading for anyone who cares about the craft and fate of writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48888001528027,"sku":"2026200009279-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/ac52ce3a-258e-4da3-929c-9d6d95fc8989.png?v=1781752163","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200009279-secondhand-enemies-of-promise","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}