Fame Is The Spur
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From the slums of Manchester to the corridors of Westminster, Fame is the Spur chronicles the extraordinary rise of Hamer Shawcross, a charismatic working-class boy who transforms himself into one of Britain's most powerful politicians — and in doing so, loses everything that once made him worth knowing. Howard Spring's sweeping 1940 novel traces the arc of a man consumed by ambition, mapping his journey from passionate socialist agitator to a grandee of the establishment, all while the ideals that once fired his soul are quietly traded away for prestige and comfort. Spring writes with a sharp, morally serious intelligence, drawing on the grand tradition of the English social novel to construct a portrait of political corruption that is as intimate as it is devastating. The novel stands as a searing indictment of the seductive power of fame and status, asking whether a life spent climbing is worth the inevitable betrayal of one's origins. At its heart, Fame is the Spur is a tragedy of conscience — and the reader is left to wonder whether Hamer ever truly believed in anything at all, or simply in himself.
Author: Howard Spring
Format: Paperback
Published: 2004, Redwood
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the slums of Manchester to the corridors of Westminster, Fame is the Spur chronicles the extraordinary rise of Hamer Shawcross, a charismatic working-class boy who transforms himself into one of Britain's most powerful politicians — and in doing so, loses everything that once made him worth knowing. Howard Spring's sweeping 1940 novel traces the arc of a man consumed by ambition, mapping his journey from passionate socialist agitator to a grandee of the establishment, all while the ideals that once fired his soul are quietly traded away for prestige and comfort. Spring writes with a sharp, morally serious intelligence, drawing on the grand tradition of the English social novel to construct a portrait of political corruption that is as intimate as it is devastating. The novel stands as a searing indictment of the seductive power of fame and status, asking whether a life spent climbing is worth the inevitable betrayal of one's origins. At its heart, Fame is the Spur is a tragedy of conscience — and the reader is left to wonder whether Hamer ever truly believed in anything at all, or simply in himself.