Iain Sinclair explores modern London through a day''s hike around the London Overground route.
The completion of the full circle of London Overground provides Iain Sinclair with a new path to walk the shifting territory of the capital. With thirty-three stations and thirty-five miles to tramp - plus inevitable and unforeseen detours and false steps - he embarks on a marathon circumnavigation at street level, tracking the necklace of garages, fish farms, bakeries, convenience cafés, cycle repair shops and Minder lock-ups which enclose inner London
''He is incapable of writing a dull paragraph'' Scotland on Sunday
''Sinclair breathes wondrous life into monstrous man-made landscapes'' Times Literary Supplement
''If you are drawn to English that doesn''t just sing, but sings the blues and does scat and rocks the joint, try SinclairHis sentences deliver a rush like no one else''s'' Washington Post
| Format |
Häftad |
| Omfång |
272 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
Penguin Books Ltd |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2016-04-07 |
| ISBN |
9780241971499 |