Cronin (Author) 304 ratings See all formats and editions Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover from 8.43 1 Used from 8.43 Paperback 12.73 10 Used from 1.48 Mass Market Paperback from 51.74 2 Used from 51.74 Book Supplement 34.97 1 Used from 34. David Fenwick, a miners son from the north of England, goes to uni. The novel was adapted into a 1940 film starring Michael Redgrave as Davey Fenwick, is a New York Times Critics’ Pick, and is included in the New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made. Cronin The Stars Look Down Paperback Decemby A.J. The Stars Look Down: This thought-provoking novel follows the challenges faced by a Northern England coal mining community and represents the finest work. Drama based on AJ Cronins novel, starring Michael Redgrave and Margaret Lockwood. This thought-provoking novel of the challenges a coal mining community faces in the early twentieth century is the finest work Cronin has given his public. Digging into workers’ rights, social change, and the relationship between labor and capitalism, the struggles of the novel’s trifecta of protagonists-politically minded miner David Fenwick, ambitious drifter Joe Gowlan, and frustrated yet meek mining-baron’s son Arthur Barras-remain compelling and relevant to readers in the twenty-first century.ĪJ Cronin’s tale is one of many of the hardships of coal-mining communities during the industrial pre-war, World War I, and interwar periods in Britain, but stands out for its unflinching prose, universal themes, and keen storytelling.

This thought-provoking novel of the challenges a coal mining community faces in the early twentieth century is “the finest work Cronin has given his public” ( Kirkus Reviews).įirst published in 1935, The Stars Look Down tells the story of a North Country mining town as its inhabitants make their way through social and political upheaval.

The Stars Look Down by A.J. Cronin