Londoners: The Days and Nights of London Now-As Told by Those Who Love It, Hate…

图书标准信息

• 作者 Craig Taylor 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2013-01
• ISBN 9780062005861
• 定价 158.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 448页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

HerearethevoicesofLondon-richandpoor,nativeandimmigrant,womenandmen(andaSarahwhousedtobeaGeorge)-witnessedbyCraigTaylor,anacclaimedCanadianjournalist,playwrightandwriter,whohaslivedinthecityfortenyears,exploringitshiddencornersandlisteningtoitsresidents.FromthewomanwhoisthevoiceoftheLondonUndergroundtothemanwhoplantsthetreesalongOxfordStreet;fromaMuslimcurrencytradertoaGuardsmanatBuckinghamPalace;fromthemarriageregistraratWestminsterTownHalltothedirectorofthebiggestBethnalGreenfuneralparlour-together,thesevoicesandmanymore,paintavivid,epicandwhollyfreshportraitofTwenty-FirstCenturyLondon.

【作者简介】

CraigTayloristheauthoroftwobooks,ReturntoAkenfieldandOneMillionTinyPlaysAboutBritain,whichbeganlifeasacolumnintheGuardiannewspaper.Bothhavebeenadaptedforthestage.Heistheeditoroftheliterarymagazine,FiveDials.Histhirdbook,Londoners:TheDaysandNightsofLondonNow-AsToldbyThoseWhoLoveIt,HateIt,LiveIt,LeftItandLongforItwillbepublishedautumn,2011.BorninEdmonton,Alberta,hegrewuponVancouverIsland.HenowlivesinLondon.