This is London : life and death in the world city
Judah, Ben2016
Book
Total copies: 1
Acclaimed foreign correspondent Ben Judah immerses himself in the world of London's immigrants - from the richest to the poorest - to discover the complex and varied individuals who are making London what it is today. Now in paperback. This is London in the eyes of its beggars, bankers, coppers, gangsters, carers, witch-doctors and sex workers. This is London in the voices of Arabs, Afghans, Nigerians, Poles, Romanians and Russians. This is London as you've never seen it before. Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-fiction 2016Shortlisted for the Ryszard Kapuscinski Award for Literary Reportage 2019 'An eye-opening investigation into the hidden immigrant life of the city' Sunday Times 'Full of nuggets of unexpected information about the lives of others . . . It recalls the journalism of Orwell' Financial Times 'Judah grabs hold of London and shakes out its secrets' The Economist
Main title:
This is London : life and death in the world city / Ben Judah.
Author:
Judah, Ben, author
Imprint:
London : Picador, 2016.
Collation:
423 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781447276272 (pbk)
Dewey class:
942.1004942.1004 JUD
LC class:
DA676.9.A1
Language:
English
Subject:
Reportage & collected journalismClassic travel writingSocial & ethical issuesUrban communitiesLondon, Greater LondonMigration, immigration & emigrationNews media & journalismTravel & holidayTravel writingMedia studies: JournalismUnited Kingdom, Great BritainLondon (England) -- Emigration and immigrationImmigrants -- England -- London -- Social conditionsLondon (England) -- Social conditionsHistory
BRN:
293605