A near fine hardcover, bump on bottom right corner of cov. as in image, text block clean/tight. 82p. 20,5x13,5cm. 250gr.

The struggle between the embattled patriarch Arthur Birling and Inspector Goole has been interpreted by many critics as a symbolic confrontation between capitalism and socialism, and arguably demonstrates Priestley's socialist political criticism of the perceived selfishness and moral hypocrisy of middle-class capitalist society in 1950s Britain. While no single member of the Birling family is solely responsible for Eva's death, together they function as a hermetic class system that exploits neglected, vulnerable women, with each example of exploitation leading collectively to Eva's social exclusion, despair and suicide. The play also arguably acts as a critique of Victorian-era notions of middle-class philanthropy towards the poor, which is based on presumptions of the charity-givers' social superiority and severe moral judgement towards the "deserving poor". The romantic idea of gentlemanly chivalry towards "fallen women" is also debunked as being based on male lust and sexual exploitation of the weak by the powerful. In Goole's final speech, Eva Smith is referred to as a representation of millions of other vulnerable working-class people, and can be read as a call to action for English society to take more responsibility for working-class people, prefiguring the development of the post-World War II welfare state. (Wikipedia).

Synopsis

“Two hours ago a young woman died in the Infirmary...she’d swallowed a lot of strong disinfectant. Burnt her inside out...” Arthur Birling, a prosperous manufacturer, is holding a family dinner party to celebrate his daughter’s engagement. Into this cosy scene intrudes the harsh figure of a police inspector investigating the suicide of a young working-class woman. Under interrogation, every member of the family turns out to have a shameful secret which links them with her death.

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Bookseller: BOOKSTALLblog (GR)
Bookseller's Inventory #: PE4572
Title: An Inspector Calls
Author: Priestley, J.B
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0435232827
ISBN 13: 9780435232825
Publisher: Heinemann
Place of Publication: Oxford
Date Published: 1992
Pages: 82p.
Size: 20,5x13,5cm. 250gr.
Keywords: crime, exploitation,
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction; Literature; Gender;

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