A brilliant novel of contemporary London life and a haunting re-creation of a city throughout its ages. Meepers—the homeless, disheveled, yet enlightened and mystically knowing amateur archaeologist—searches to understand the destruction of London in the Dark Ages and seeks to predict the capital's future. In a dazzling mixture of contemporary life and period speech, London is illuminated through the voices of Neanderthal man, Saxon kings, anonymous invaders, the flea that spread the black death, and the transsexual King Elizabeth.
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"It is, in the end, London -- the 'capital' -- that makes Maureen Duffy's real subject . . ." -- C. J. Driver, The Guardian
"[Duffy's] subject is London, its past and its fate . . ." -- Julia O'Faolain, The Observer --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
"[Duffy's] subject is London, its past and its fate . . ." -- Julia O'Faolain, The Observer --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Maureen Duffy, poet and playwright, published her novel, That's How It Was in 1962. Other novels include Illuminations and Occam's Razor. Capital is one of a loose trilogy of novels about London.
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