London Noir (Akashic Noir Anthologies)

Unsworth, Cathi [Editor]; Barry, Desmond [Contributor]; Bruen, Ken [Contributor]; Home, Stewart [Contributor]; Adamson, Barry [Contributor]; Ward, Michael [Contributor]; Simmons, Sylvie [Contributor]; Bennett, Dan [Contributor]; Unsworth, Cathi [Contributor]; Décharné, Max [Contributor]; Waites, Martyn [Contributor]; Denby, Joolz [Contributor]; Williams, John [Contributor]; Sykes, Jerry [Contributor]; Pilkington, Mark [Contributor]; McNally, Joe [Contributor]; McCabe, Patrick [Contributor]; Hollings, Ken [Contributor];

ISBN 10: 188845198X / ISBN 13: 9781888451986

Edité par Akashic Books, 2006

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: London Noir (Akashic Noir Anthologies)
• Éditeur: Akashic Books
• Date de parution: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 188845198X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781888451986
• Reliure: paperback
• État de l'article: New
• Poids: 13 onces

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Synopsis

Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each story is set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book.

Brand-new stories by: Desmond Barry, Ken Bruen, Stewart Home, Barry Adamson, Michael Ward, Sylvie Simmons, Daniel Bennett, Cathi Unsworth, Max Décharné, Martyn Waites, Joolz Denby, John Williams, Jerry Sykes, Mark Pilkington, Joe McNally, Patrick McCabe, and Ken Hollings.

From the introduction by Cathi Unsworth:

"That London has survived so long comes down to its foundation in the root of all evil. The river, as the Romans knew, meant the riches of the world could be shipped directly to its ravenous mouth. London has controlled the world for many of the years of its existence. London is the Grand Wizard. It's no coincidence that Ken Hollings writes a future projection for the city from the gleaming towers of Canary Wharf, the monument to capitalism laid down on the ashes of the working class East End by the Wicked Witch of Westminster, Margaret Thatcher . . . So this is not really a collection of crime stories. This is a compass for the reader to chart their own path through the dark streets of London, to take whatever part chimes most closely with their soul and use it as a talisman."

À propos de l?auteur

CATHI UNSWORTH moved to Ladbroke Grove in 1987 and has stayed there ever since. She began a career in rock writing with Sounds and Melody Maker, before coediting the arts journal Purr and then Bizarre magazine. Her first novel, The Not Knowing, was published by Serpent's Tail, and she is the editor of London Noir.