A Physical Education

“It is humorous, entertaining and often light-hearted, even though a harsh thread of sad reality runs through the narrative. It is intense, revealing and instructive at the same time…. This is an important book and deserves to be read widely.”—John Green, Morning Star“An utterly compelling account of a subject that is inevitably and—unavoidably—of interest to us all.”—John Lucas, London Grip

Jonathan Taylor is an editor, lecturer and critic, and author of memoirs, fiction, and critical monographs. His most recent critical work is Laughter, Literature, Violence, 1840-1930. He is co-editor of the award-winning anthology, A Round of Drinking Stories. He was shortlisted for the Arnold Bennett Prize, 2018, and won Best Anthology in the Saboteur Awards, 2019. He has performed at events, conferences and festivals across the UK, as well as in Cyprus and the U.S. Jonathan has taught in higher education for over twenty years, and is now director of the MA in Creative Writing at the University of Leicester. He lives in Leicestershire with his wife and twin daughters.