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Downriver

Downriver

Author(s): Iain Sinclair

Location(s): London

Genre(s): Short Stories

Era(s): Modern

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Downriver is constructed as twelve interlocking narratives, in which Iain Sinclair traces the ruins of Margaret Thatcher’s reign through the lens of a fictional film crew that has been hired to make a documentary about what’s left of London’s river life. The Thames may still flow through the heart of the capital, but life along its shores has changed dramatically.

DOWNRIVER is a savage, satirical quest to understand how people’s lives, a government’s policies and a legendary waterland conspire together in a boggling display of self-destruction.

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One of the best “London” novels around – rich observation, interesting reflections and excellent writing

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