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Which 1938 novel by John Mulgan, about a soldier's disillusionment during the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War, is considered one of the earliest authentic expressions of a distinctive national voice in fiction?

Answer: Man Alone — John Mulgan's 'Man Alone' (1939) depicts a rootless, solitary protagonist and is often read as a metaphor for the national character ΓÇö the 'man alone' becoming an enduring archetype in the country's literature and film.

John Mulgan's 'Man Alone' (1939) depicts a rootless, solitary protagonist and is often read as a metaphor for the national character ΓÇö the 'man alone' becoming an enduring archetype in the country's literature and film.

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