Sinclair, Iain
London Orbital
- ISBN 13:
- 9780141014746
- author:
- Sinclair, Iain
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2003
- Pages:
- 592
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 3.3 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Transport planning & policy
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
London Orbital is a journey into the unloved outskirts of the city, where the M25's asphalt loop seems to lead nowhere. Iain Sinclair sets out to walk this road, keeping to the 'acoustic footprints', and discovers a Britain of the fringes, a landscape consumed by developers.
Along the way, Sinclair stumbles upon converted asylums, industrial and retail parks, ring-fenced government institutions and lost villages. His trek and round trip of the soul reveal a country as you've never seen it before, a fascinating snapshot of who we are, lit by vivid prose.
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