UK Holidays - Night Haunts: A Journey Through the London Night

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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 914.210486 EAN: 9781844671625 ISBN: 1844671623 Label: Verso Manufacturer: Verso Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 160 Publication Date: 2007-09-01 Publisher: Verso Studio: Verso
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Editorial Reviews: A beautifully designed, brilliantly imagined journey into the dark heart of twenty-first century London. London at night has always been seen as a lawless orgy of depravity and pestilence. But is it now as bland and unthreatening as any new town? Sukhdev Sandhu journeys across the city to find out whether the London night really has been rendered neutral by street lighting and CCTV cameras. His nocturnal forays see him prospecting in the London night with the people who drive its pulse, from the avian police to security guards, urban fox hunters and exorcists. He wades through the sewers, hangs out with pirate DJs, and accompanies the marine patrol looking for midnight corpses. Beautifully written, Night Haunts seeks to reclaim the mystery and romance of the city—to revitalize the great myth of London for a new century. 12 b/w illustrations.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Impressively Good Comment: This is a short book - a series of vignettes which can be savored individually or read in one sitting - about contemporary London at night. It isn't a blockbuster, but that doesn't mean it's not worth the money. Each essay is perfectly written, spare, not a single note wrong. Like a still life, Night Haunts is masterful not for the drama of its content, but because it so perfectly captures the sense of an experience. More Reviews