Peter Ackroyd

Forgotten London

Exploring the Hidden Life of the City. 150 Abbildungen. Sprache: Englisch.
gebunden , 256 Seiten
ISBN 0711287643
EAN 9780711287648
Veröffentlicht 7. Oktober 2025
Verlag/Hersteller Quarto
32,00 inkl. MwSt.
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Beschreibung

Written by renowned writer, Peter Ackroyd, the book will provide a fascinating glimpse at the real lives of London's inhabitants as the city grew to become the dominant metropolis of the world.

Portrait

London has been the main character in the work of Peter Ackroyd ever since his first novel, The Great Fire of London. His Hawksmoor won the Whitbread and the Guardian Fiction Prize, Chatterton was shortlisted for the Booker, London: the Biography won the South Bank Show Annual Award for Literature. Reviewers commonly categorize him as the Dickens of our day.