An Unreliable Guide to London

Kit Caless

ISBN 10: 1910312223 / ISBN 13: 9781910312223

Published by Influx Press, 2016

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AN UNRELIABLE GUIDE TO LONDON brings together twenty-six stories about the lesser known parts of a world renowned city. Stories that stretch the reader's definition of the truth. Stories that have you questioning whether reality, and fiction simultaneously. Stories that will tell you there are wind nymphs in North Clapham tube station, a horse sized swan at Brentford Ait, Sleeping Clinics in NW3 and celebrations for St Margaret's Day of the Dead. Taking its cue from travel guides, London histories and books like Tired of London, Tired of Life, AN UNRELIABLE GUIDE TO LONDON will shake up the canon of London writing with a tongue firmly routed in its cheek.UNRELIABLE GUIDE TO LONDON is the perfect summer read for city dwellers up and down the country. With a list of contributors reflecting the multilayered, complex social structures of the city, it is the perfect guide to London showing you everything that you never knew existed.Features stories from M John Harrison, Yvvette Edwards, Chloe Aridjis, Nikesh Shukla, Courttia Newland, Juliet JaquesWill Wiles, Irenosen Okojie, Paul Ewen, Noo Saro Wiwa, Salena Godden and many more.

Seller Inventory # CIN1910312223VG

Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Unreliable Guide to London
• Publisher: Influx Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1910312223
• ISBN 13: 9781910312223
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

An Unreliable Guide to London brings together 26 stories about the lesser known parts of a world renowned city. Stories that stretch the reader's definition of the truth, questioning reality and fiction simultaneously. Stories of wind nymphs in North Clapham tube station, the horse sized swan at Brentford Ait, Sleeping Clinics in NW3 and the celebrations for St Margaret's Day of the Dead.

Taking its cue from travel guides, London histories and books like Tired of London, Tired of Life, An Unreliable Guide to London shakes up the canon of London writing with a tongue firmly rooted in its cheek.

An Unreliable Guide to London is the perfect summer read for city dwellers up and down the country. With a list of contributors reflecting the multi-layered, complex social structures of the city, it is the essential guide to London, showing you everything you never knew existed.