London, 1958—Soho, Notting Hill... a world of smoky jazz clubs, coffee bars and hip hang-outs in the center of London's emerging youth culture. The young and restless—the Absolute Beginners—were creating a world as different as they dared from the traditional image of England's green and pleasant land. Follow our young photographer as he records the moments of a young teenager's life in the capital—sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, the era of the first race riots and the lead-up to the swinging sixties. A twentieth-century cult classic, Absolute Beginners remains the style bible for anyone interested in Mod culture and paints a vivid picture of a changing society with insight and sensitivity.
Die London Trilogie Reihe
Diese Serie befasst sich mit den komplexen menschlichen Beziehungen und kulturellen Begegnungen im London der 1950er Jahre. Sie begleitet Charaktere aus verschiedenen Schichten, während sie sich mit den Realitäten von Einwanderung und gesellschaftlichem Wandel auseinandersetzen. Die Erzählungen sind reich an Menschlichkeit, Identitätssuche und dem Streben nach Zugehörigkeit. Leser werden die lebendige historische Atmosphäre und die tiefgründigen Charakterstudien zu schätzen wissen.
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The London Novels
- 650 Seiten
- 23 Lesestunden
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.