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Diaspora City: The London New Writing Anthology [Paperback]

London Arts Board (Editor)
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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Arcadia Books (1 Jan 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1900850753
  • ISBN-13: 978-1900850759
  • Product Dimensions: 2 x 13.7 x 21.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,250,268 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Featuring the best of the fifth annual London New Writing Competition sponsored by London Arts, this anthology includes both new and established writers. The theme for this year's anthology is 'Diaspora City', reflecting what it is like to live in the world's most culturally diverse capital. Diaspora City, essential reading for Londoners and all those fascinated by new writing from a diversity of experiences, contains a lively mix of short stories, narrative non-fiction, reportage and memoir.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Sparky collection 1 Jan 2004
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This collection of short stories is well worth the read, and has some very thought-provoking pieces in it. I particularly liked the lightness of touch in Toby Litt's "Rare Books and Manuscripts" and the devastating power of Efe Okogu's "The Train Game" - the book would be worth it just for those two alone (although other stories here are nearly as good!).

On the "down side", I thought the offerings from the big names, such as Maggie Gee and Ben Okri, were distinctly below par, but these didn't detract from the book's overall quality.

Definitely worth buying.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Diaspora City 28 Dec 2008
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The first collection of short stories compiled by Booktrust. Again some good contributions which made me think it would be possible to write my own.
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