"London, 1958. In the smoky jazz clubs of Soho and the coffee bars of Notting Hill, the young and the restless--the absolute beginners--are revoutionising youth culture and forging a new carefree lifestyle of sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll. Moving in the midst of this world of mods and rockers, Teddy gangs and trads, and snapping every scene with his trusty Rolleiflex, is MacInnes's young photographer, whose unique wit and honest views remain the definitive account of London life in the 1950s and what it means to be a teenager."--Provided by publisher
Trilogia di Londra Serie
Questa serie approfondisce le intricate relazioni umane e gli incontri culturali della Londra degli anni '50. Segue personaggi di diversa provenienza mentre navigano le realtà dell'immigrazione e dei cambiamenti sociali. Le narrazioni sono ricche di umanità, esplorazione dell'identità e ricerca di appartenenza. I lettori apprezzeranno la vivida atmosfera storica e i profondi studi dei personaggi.
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The London Novels
- 650pagine
- 23 ore di lettura
Bringing together three of Colin MacInnes' finest works, this exciting omnibus explores a very different side of London life in the 1950s than is usually portrayed. His characters are colourful and real, painting vivid pictures of areas such as Brixton and Notting Hill at this time. The stories of friendship, love and growing up are set against a background of jazz and good times, as London's staid reputation progresses to that of a thriving multiracial capital. A man ahead of his time, MacInnes displayed the realities of 1950s London: an emerging teen culture, black immigration and the glamorisation of crime and criminals with remarkable insight and sympathy.