Room at the Top (novel) Room at the Top (novel) Room at the Top is a novel by John Braine, first published in the United Kingdom by Eyre & Spottiswoode in 1957, about the rise of an ambitious young man of humble origin, and the socio-economic struggles undergone in realising his social ambitions in post-war Britain. A film adaptation was made in 1959, followed in 2012 by a TV film. John Minton's cover art from the first edition was restored and used on the new edition by Valancourt Books in 2013. Joe Lampton, demobilised at the end of the Second World War, is starting in
David Gordon (novelist) David Gordon (novelist) David Gordon (born 1967) is an American novelist. He initially worked as a writer and editor for adult magazines "Hustler", "Chic" and "Barely Legal" in the 1990s before moving on to write novels. His debut novel, "The Serialist", won the 2011 First Novelist Award and was a finalist for the Mystery Writers of America's 2011 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. Its translation into Japanese by as , lit. "Second-Rate Novelist" became a major hit, winning three literary contests and being turned into a full-length motion film by Toei, directed by Izaki Nobuaki and starring Kamikawa Takaya.