This Is London

An investigation into the cultures that makes London what it is today. 'An epic work of reportage' Guardian 'Judah grabs hold of London and shakes out its secrets' The Economist This is London in the eyes of its beggars, bankers, coppers, gangsters, carers, sex workers and witch-doctors. This is London in the voices of Arabs, Afghans, Nigerians, Poles, Romanians and Russians. This is London as you've never seen it before. '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 'Thrilling, multidimensional and elegantly written . . . reading This is London means reading about the world' Times Literary Supplement 'It is hard to overstate the value of what Judah has done . . . important and impressive' Daily Telegraph This is London in the eyes of its the homeless, bankers, coppers, gangsters, carers and sex workers. This is London in the voices of Poles, Arabs, Afghans, Nigerians, 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'This is London is an important and impressive book' Telegraph'Full of nuggets of unexpected information about the lives of others . . . It recalls the journalism of Orwell' Financial Times'Ben Judah grabs hold of London and shakes out its secrets' The Economist

Ben Judah (Auteur) - Verschenen op 11/08/2016 bij Mc Millan Libri