Absolute Beginners E-Book

Colin MacInnes

• Herausgeber: Allison & Busby
• Kategorie: Gesellschafts- und Liebesromane
• Serie: Allison & Busby Classics
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 380

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2011

Beschreibung

London, 1958. In the smoky jazz clubs of Soho and the coffee bars of Notting Hill the young and the restless - the absolute beginners - are forging a new carefree lifestyle of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. Moving in the midst of this world of mods and rockers, Teddy gangs and trads., and snapping every scene with his trusty Rolleiflex, is MacInnes' young photographer, whose unique wit and honest views remain the definitive account of London life in the 1950s and what it means to be a teenager. In this twentieth century cult classic, MacInnes captures the spirit of a generation and creates the style bible for anyone interested in Mod culture, and the changing face of London in the era of the first race riots and the lead up to the swinging Sixties...

Leseprobe

Absolute Beginners

COLIN MACINNES

For Alfred Maron

CONTENTS

Title Page

Dedication

IN JUNE

IN JULY

IN AUGUST

IN SEPTEMBER

About the Author

By Colin MacInnes

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