Night Haunts
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Night Haunts by Sukhdev Sandhu
Traditional depictions of London at night have imagined a lawless orgy of depravity and pestilence. But is Britain's capital after dark now as bland and unthreatening as an evening in any new provincial town? Sukhdev Sandhu journeys across the city to find out whether the London night really has been rendered insipid by street lighting and CCTV. Night Haunts seeks to reclaim the mystery and romance of the city-to revitalize the great myth of London for a new century.
I would add Sandhu's work to the likes of Lights Out for the Territory as offering some of the greatest insights we have into contemporary London-- Michael Moorcock * Daily Telegraph *
A book that restores some mystery and romance to the London night. * Times (London) *
A book that restores some mystery and romance to the London night. * Times (London) *
Sukhdev Sandhu is the author of London Calling. He lives in New York and London, and writes for London Review of Books, Modern Painters and Times Literary Supplement. He is the award-winning chief film critic of Daily Telegraph and Associate Professor of English and Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844676552 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844676552 |
| Title | Night Haunts |
| Author | Sukhdev Sandhu |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 2010-11-22 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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