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`A splendid oral history of the city ... A remarkable volume' --Guardian
'Taylor tunes in to the multi-tongued, self-justifying noise of the streets. And he leaves us with a substantial account' --Iain Sinclair, Observer
'A remarkable new book that celebrates the city's endless diversity'
--Time Out *****
'It's the thoughtfulness of Taylor's character studies that make this impressive book'
--Metro ****
`A compelling oral history that reveals the capital through the voices of 80 or so ordinary Londoners' --Independent
`The most humane attempt in some time to capture London's big dirty heart ... a great book' --Word Magazine
`A definitive picture of London as true and important as any fact-filled history of our capital'
--Stylist
'Masterful... The best book about London in at least a decade' --Londonist.com
'Electrifying ... The eloquence of the voices in this book is remarkable' --Oona King, The Times
'I almost learned more about Londoners from this book than from being a Londoner for more than four decades' --Oona King, The Times
'A rich and satisfying tapestry of city life' --Sunday Times
'Abuzz with the life and spirit of the capital city right now ... we salute this brilliant book'
--Dazed & Confused
`A haunting snapshot of contemporary London ... both charming and revealing' --Evening Standard
`An epic portrait that shows the city to be just as ... well ... Dickensian as it has ever been' --David Nicholls, Guardian
`I am crazy about Craig Taylor's Londoners ... I can't imagine any lucky recipient not enjoying it'
--Diana Athill, Observer
'Taylor tunes in to the multi-tongued, self-justifying noise of the streets. And he leaves us with a substantial account' --Iain Sinclair, Observer
'A remarkable new book that celebrates the city's endless diversity'
--Time Out *****
'It's the thoughtfulness of Taylor's character studies that make this impressive book'
--Metro ****
`A compelling oral history that reveals the capital through the voices of 80 or so ordinary Londoners' --Independent
`The most humane attempt in some time to capture London's big dirty heart ... a great book' --Word Magazine
`A definitive picture of London as true and important as any fact-filled history of our capital'
--Stylist
'Masterful... The best book about London in at least a decade' --Londonist.com
'Electrifying ... The eloquence of the voices in this book is remarkable' --Oona King, The Times
'I almost learned more about Londoners from this book than from being a Londoner for more than four decades' --Oona King, The Times
'A rich and satisfying tapestry of city life' --Sunday Times
'Abuzz with the life and spirit of the capital city right now ... we salute this brilliant book'
--Dazed & Confused
`A haunting snapshot of contemporary London ... both charming and revealing' --Evening Standard
`An epic portrait that shows the city to be just as ... well ... Dickensian as it has ever been' --David Nicholls, Guardian
`I am crazy about Craig Taylor's Londoners ... I can't imagine any lucky recipient not enjoying it'
--Diana Athill, Observer
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Here are the voices of London - rich and poor, native and immigrant, women and men (and a Sarah who used to be a George) - witnessed by Craig Taylor, an acclaimed Canadian journalist, playwright and writer, who has lived in the city for ten years, exploring its hidden corners and listening to its residents. From the woman who is the voice of the London Underground to the man who plants the trees along Oxford Street; from a Muslim currency trader to a Guardsman at Buckingham Palace; from the marriage registrar at Westminster Town Hall to the director of the biggest Bethnal Green funeral parlour - together, these voices and many more, paint a vivid, epic and wholly fresh portrait of Twenty-First Century London.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Utterly Brilliant - get your oyster cards ready...,
This review is from: Londoners: The Days and Nights of London Now, As Told by Those Who Love It, Hate It, Live It, Left It and Long for It (Hardcover)
An oral history of `real' London, written by a Canadian geezer? No I wasn't convinced either.But I'd read rave reviews about Londoners and so I decided to give it a whirl regardless. Thank god I did. This is a fantastic collection of candid tales about our metropolis. And while completely contradictory in their sentiments, all the voices feel genuine and unembellished; whether their account is bleak, loving or plain bizarre, you can guarantee that the narrator means every word. The leg work in itself is impressive, five years worth of interviews, spanning all thirty-two boroughs and notching up around a million words of material. The hard work has paid off, because however you feel about modern London, you'll be accounted for by Mr. Taylor. He hasn't tried to sway the collection towards any particular conclusion. Full of laugh-out-loud anecdotes, just as many angry and sinister rants, with some beautiful and poetic depictions of the city which come from the unlikeliest of sources. Every time I put the book down I had the urge to jump on the tube and have a wander for myself!
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Compelling accounts,
This review is from: Londoners: The Days and Nights of London Now, As Told by Those Who Love It, Hate It, Live It, Left It and Long for It (Hardcover)
Really loved this, as much for the British social history aspect as the London-specific stories. A real variety of vividly-painted characters, with stories told around different themes and aspects of life in London
38 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Better than being there,
This review is from: Londoners: The Days and Nights of London Now, As Told by Those Who Love It, Hate It, Live It, Left It and Long for It (Hardcover)
I live in London but I rarely talk to anyone I don't already know so my view of the city is pretty fixed.Taylor, an outsider from Canada, talks to everyone and anyone, and manages to get them to talk to him. No mean feat. He gets under the skin of the city and reveals it in unexpected, beautiful and funny ways. A real triumph.
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