Ghost Milk

作者 Iain Sinclair著
出版社 Hamish-Hamilton
出版时间 2011年7月
ISBN 9780241144350
定价 266.20

内容简介

BeginninginhiseastLondonhomemanyyearsbeforeitwillbeinvadedbytheOlympianmachineryofglobalcapitalism,Sinclairstrikesoutnearandfarinsearchoftheforgottenanderased.HetravelsfromthemouthoftheThamestoOxford,crossesMorecambeBayinthefootstepsofdrownedChinesecocklepickers,andvisitsanAthenian,post-Olympicslandscapeofvastanddesertedstadia.Itisastoryofincidentandaccident,ofthecuriousmeetingthebizarre.SinclairwritesofbeingalabourerinStratford,ofOrwellianstepstobanabooklaunchinalibrary,andofthefundamentalistvisionsofJ.G.Ballard.Storiesofpoliceraidsandmassexpulsionsjostlewithaccountsoffailedgrandprojects:theMillenniumDome,ThamesGateway,andnumerousotherhalf-completed,ill-advisedorabandonedstructures.BurrowingundertheperimeterfenceofthegrandestofGrandProjects-thegiantmyththatis2012'sLondonOlympics-"GhostMilk"isaroadmaptoapossiblefutureaswellasIainSinclair'smostpowerfulstatementyetonthethrowawayimpermanenceofthepresent.

作者简介

IainSinclairistheauthorofDownriver(winneroftheJamesTaitBlackMemorialPrizeandtheEncoreAward);Landor'sTower;WhiteChappell,ScarletTracings;LightsOutfortheTerritory;LudHeat;Rodinsky'sRoom(withRachelLichtenstein);RadonDaughters;LondonOrbital,DiningonStonesandHackney,thatRose-RedEmpire.HeisalsotheeditorofLondon:CityofDisappearances.

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