Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
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Saturday Night and Sunday Morning is a novel by Alan Sillitoe, published in 1958. It is considered a key work of the Angry Young Men literary movement in post-World War II Britain.
The novel tells the story of Arthur Seaton, a young factory worker in Nottingham. Arthur lives a life focused on immediate gratification, finding his only relief from the drudgery of his working-class existence through drinking and womanizing on Saturday nights. The narrative explores his amoral outlook and his struggles with the oppressive nature of his life, highlighting a desire for a break from predictable and unfulfilling routines. The novel was adapted into a successful film in 1960, starring Albert Finney as Arthur Seaton.12
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