Junglist by Two Fingas
Back in print after more than twenty years, this cult classic of underground British fiction tells thestory of young Black men coming of age among the raves and jungle music ofLondon in the 1990s.
‘‘A brilliant, neglected text of London gnosis, backstreet Modernism"
"The world's first "Jungle novel", and a real headtrip... here is a living language, taking on new and weird shapes from its concrete habitat."
"An amazing document of what London and UK clubbing was like at this time... Like the best club nights, you just don't want it to end."
“Junglist doesn’t just allow you to hear the sound of a subculture through its pages, it implores you to feel it.”
“A text that speaks to the soul of what was nothing less than a revolutionary moment in the unfolding of British multiculturalism.”
“A hypnotic, immersive novel.”
“A hypnotic, immersive novel.”
"The world's first "Jungle novel", and a real headtrip... here is a living language, taking on new and weird shapes from its concrete habitat."
"An amazing document of what London and UK clubbing was like at this time... Like the best club nights, you just don't want it to end."
“Junglist doesn’t just allow you to hear the sound of a subculture through its pages, it implores you to feel it.”
“A text that speaks to the soul of what was nothing less than a revolutionary moment in the unfolding of British multiculturalism.”
“A hypnotic, immersive novel.”
“A hypnotic, immersive novel.”
Two Fingas (Andrew Green) is a Black Caribbean director and writer who published a loose trilogy of novels for Backstreets and wrote a Drum and Bass column, before moving behind the camera and working at the BBC, SKY, ESPN and other broadcasters. James T. Kirk (Eddie Otchere) is a British-Ghanaian visual journalist whose solo and collaborative project recount the Black British cultural experience. He has exhibited and performed at institutions within the UK and abroad. Sukhdev Sandhu is the director of the Colloquium for Unpopular Culture at New York University. His books include London Calling: How Black and Asian Writers Imagined A City, Night Haunts: A Journey Through The London Night, and Other Musics.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781913462505 |
| ISBN 10 | 1913462501 |
| Title | Junglist |
| Author | Two Fingas |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Watkins Media Limited |
| Year published | 2021-08-10 |
| Number of pages | 186 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |