The making of London
London in contemporary literature
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Author
Publication
2011 - Palgrave Macmillan, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Language
English
Word Count
77,250 words, Guess
Page Count
309 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL25066604M
- ISBN-139780230234789
- ISBN-10023023478X
- OCLC Control Number710045087
- OCLC Control Numbermakinglondonlond00groe
and 1 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2011011818
Classifications
- DDC820.9/358421085
- LCCPR478.L66 G76 2011
Description
London has become the focus of a ferocious imaginative energy since the rise of Thatcher. The Making of London analyses the body of exceptional work by writers who have unconditionally committed their writing to the many lives of a city undergoing complex transformations. The book traces a major shift in the representation of the capital city, from the postmodern obsession with textuality, the shoring up of London's myths against a declining social fabric, and an exuberant multicultural utopia, to an anxious post-9/11 metropolis that has fallen apart. Is London undone? Authors covered include Maureen Duffy, Michael Moorcock, J.G. Ballard, Angela Carter, Iain Sinclair, Peter Ackroyd, Salman Rushdie, Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Hanif Kureishi, Will Self, Zadie Smith and Monica Ali.
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