 Dust jacket of first edition – 1967 | |
| Author | J. L. Carr |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Alan Ross |
Publication date | 1967 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 192 |
| ISBN | 0-7043-1098-8 |
| OCLC | 16288780 |
| Preceded by | A Day in Summer |
| Followed by | The Harpole Report |
A Season in Sinji is the second novel by J. L. Carr, published in 1967. The novel is set mostly at fictional RAF Sinji in west Africa during the Second World War and features a bizarre cricket match.
Like all of Carr's novels it contains a strong element of personal experience: Carr worked as a photography technician in the Royal Air Force during World War II, posted initially in 1942 to No. 270 Squadron at RAF Jui in Sierra Leone in west Africa,[1] and he was a keen cricketer.[2] In an interview with Vogue magazine in 1986, Carr described this novel as his "best one" and "a novel written with passion".[3] The publishers paid an advance of £125.[4] The novel is now published by The Quince Tree Press, which was established by Carr in 1966 to publish his illustrated maps and small books.[5]
- ^ Hall, Andrew (2024). Life as Fiction: A Biographical Companion to the Novels of J.L. Carr. London: 3C Press. ISBN 9781399978644
- ^ Carr. J.L. (1990). The First Saturday in May. In: Fine Glances. A Connoiseur's Cricket Anthology ed. Tom Graveney & Mike Seabrook. London: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-671-71025-7
- ^ Simpson, Helen (1986) The Mysterious J.L. Carr. A twenty-first anniversary portrait. Vogue May 1986, Vol. 143, No. 2268, pp 84–88
- ^ Carr, J.L. (1983). A double life in literature. The Author Vol 44, No 4, pages 102 – 104.
- ^ Carr, J.L. (1987). An inventory and a history of the Quince Tree Press to mark its 21st year and the sale of its 500,000th small book. August 1987. Kettering: The Quince Tree Press.