Acquired For Development By...: A Hackney Anthology - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0957169302 ISBN 13 : 9780957169302

Editeur : Influx Press, 2012

Synopsis

Twenty-five writers, twenty-five different perspectives on the rapidly changing London Borough of Hackney. From gentrification to supermarket sandwiches, Turkish Alevism to inner-city river living, middle-class civil war to pylon romance, Acquired for Development By captures an alternative, insightful and bizarre take on modern London life. Featuring work from: Lee Rourke, Gareth E.Rees, Siddhartha Bose, Molly Naylor, Sam Berkson, Gary Budden, Kit Caless, Gavin James Bower and more.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Acquired for Development By is an anthology of fiction, nonfiction and poetry by 25 writers with 25 different perspectives on a rapidly changing area of London. From gentification to supermarket sandwiches, Turkish Alevism to inner city river living, middle-class civil war to pylon romance, this collection captures an alternative, insightful and sometimes bizarre take on modern London life. Featuring work by Lee Rourke, Molly Naylor, Siddartha Bose, Gavin James Bower, Laura Oldfield Ford, Nell Frizzell, Tim Burrows and many more.

Revue de presse

"Reaches the parts of Hackney that Iain Sinclair doesn't reach." --Stewart Home, author of Down and out in Shoreditch and Hoxton, Bloodrites of the Bourgeoisie and Red London.

"A beautiful, lucid insight into life in one of the most diverse communities in Britain. Revealing, witty and moving."
--Owen Jones, author of Chavs: The Demonisation of the Working Class

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Influx Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0957169302
• ISBN 13: 9780957169302
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Éditeur: Caless Kit, Budden Gary
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible