So They Call You Pisher!: A Memoir - Hardcover

Michael Rosen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1786633965 ISBN 13: 9781786633965

Publisher: Verso, 2017

Synopsis

In this humorous and moving memoir, Michael Rosen recalls the first twenty-three years of his life. Born in the North London suburbs, his parents, Harold and Connie, both teachers, first met as teenage Communists in the 1930s Jewish East End. The family home was filled with stories of relatives in London, the United States and France and of those who had disappeared in Europe. Unlike the children around them, Rosen and his brother Brian grew up dreaming of a socialist revolution; Party meetings were held in the front room, summers were for communist camping holidays, till it all changed after a trip to East Germany, when in 1957 his parents decided to leave 'the Party.' Michael followed his own journey of radical self-discovery: running away to the Aldermaston March to ban the bomb, writing and performing in experimental political theatre, getting arrested during the 1968 movements.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Rosen is the author of over 140 books of poetry, stories and politics. He was the Children's Laureate between 2007 9 and is currently the professor of Children s Literature at Goldsmiths University. He has won numerous international awards for his work in literature. He presents Word of Mouth on BBC Radio 4.

Edition details

• Publisher: Verso
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1786633965
• ISBN 13: 9781786633965
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320