Tales of Two Londons
Stories from a Fractured City
Seiten
2019
Arcadia Books (Verlag)
978-1-911350-60-6 (ISBN)
Arcadia Books (Verlag)
978-1-911350-60-6 (ISBN)
Featuring writers such as Ali Smith, Jon Snow, Arifa Akbar and Ruth Padel alongside stories from previously unpublished immigrants and refugees, this is a compelling collection which draws together fiction, reportage and poetry to capture the schisms defining contemporary London.
London today is embattled as rarely before. In a city of enormous wealth, poverty is rampant. The burnt-out hulk of Grenfell Tower stands as an appalling reminder that inequality can be so acute as to be murderous. Here, Claire Armitstead has drawn together fiction, reportage and poetry to capture the schisms defining the contemporary city. With nearly 40% of the capital's population born outside the country, Tales of Two Londons eschews what Armitstead labels a "tyranny of tone," emphasising voices rarely heard. Featuring writers such as Ali Smith, Jon Snow, Arifa Akbar and Ruth Padel alongside stories from previously unpublished immigrants and refugees, this is a compelling collection which captures the fabric of the city: its housing, its food, its pubs, its buses, even its graveyards.
London today is embattled as rarely before. In a city of enormous wealth, poverty is rampant. The burnt-out hulk of Grenfell Tower stands as an appalling reminder that inequality can be so acute as to be murderous. Here, Claire Armitstead has drawn together fiction, reportage and poetry to capture the schisms defining the contemporary city. With nearly 40% of the capital's population born outside the country, Tales of Two Londons eschews what Armitstead labels a "tyranny of tone," emphasising voices rarely heard. Featuring writers such as Ali Smith, Jon Snow, Arifa Akbar and Ruth Padel alongside stories from previously unpublished immigrants and refugees, this is a compelling collection which captures the fabric of the city: its housing, its food, its pubs, its buses, even its graveyards.
Claire Armitstead is Associate Editor, Culture, for the Guardian. Over a 25-year career with the paper she has been arts editor, literary editor and head of books. She presents the weekly Guardian books podcast and is a regular speaker at live events in the UK and internationally. She is also a trustee of the freedom of speech charity English PEN.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 04.08.2019 |
|---|---|
| Co-Autor | Ali Smith, Ed Vulliamy, Ferdous Sadat, Helen Simpson, Jon Snow |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 128 x 196 mm |
| Gewicht | 210 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Anthologien |
| Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte | |
| Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton | |
| Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-911350-60-9 / 1911350609 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-911350-60-6 / 9781911350606 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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