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Mother London
Roy Thomas
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Description for Mother London
Paperback. One of the most influential and much-loved London novels of the 20th century returns to print, overseen and revised by the author. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 37. Weight in Grams: 382.
Shortlisted for the Whitbread prize, MOTHER LONDON is a dazzling journey through the heart of a city that the author loved. Spanning generations of characters across a variety of boroughs from the Blitz to the mid-eighties, this is a book about the real London that tourists will never find, a London which is being erased by the spread of high-rise flats and shining skyscrapers. Following a group of released mental patients across the years and streets of London, Moorcock creates a vivid impressionistic portrait of the city, from its downtrodden pubs to its green parks. All of ... Read more
Shortlisted for the Whitbread prize, MOTHER LONDON is a dazzling journey through the heart of a city that the author loved. Spanning generations of characters across a variety of boroughs from the Blitz to the mid-eighties, this is a book about the real London that tourists will never find, a London which is being erased by the spread of high-rise flats and shining skyscrapers. Following a group of released mental patients across the years and streets of London, Moorcock creates a vivid impressionistic portrait of the city, from its downtrodden pubs to its green parks. All of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473213258
SKU
V9781473213258
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Ref
99-50
About Roy Thomas
Michael Moorcock (1939-) Michael Moorcock is one of the most important figures in British SF and Fantasy literature. The author of many literary novels and stories in practically every genre, his novels have won and been shortlisted for numerous awards including the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Whitbread and Guardian Fiction Prize. In 1999, he ... Read more
Reviews for Mother London
The greatest writer of post-Tolkien British fantasy A supreme example of the fantasy genre and more - TIME OUT Scenes of beauty and power, and serious ruminations on humankind's capacity for great dreams and profound horrors - LOCUS a great, humane document - London Review of Books