"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
Londýnska trilógia Séria
Táto séria skúma zložité medziľudské vzťahy a kultúrne stretávania v Londýne 50. rokov 20. storočia. Sleduje osudy postáv z rôznych prostredí, ktoré sa vyrovnávajú s novou realitou imigrácie a spoločenských zmien. Príbehy sú plné ľudskosti, objavovania identity a hľadania miesta vo svete. Čitatelia ocenia detailné vykreslenie historickej atmosféry a hlboké psychologické portréty.
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The London Novels
- 650 stránok
- 23 hodin čítania
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.