This is a novel about London - its past, its people, its underbelly and its madness. 'In this extraordinary work, Sinclair combines a spiritual inquest into the Whitechapel Ripper murders and the dark side of the late Victorian imagination with a posse of seedy book dealers hot on the trail of obscure rarities of that period. These ruined and ruthless dandies appear and disappear through a phantasmagoria interspersed with occult conjurings and reflections on the nature of fiction and history' - "Guardian".
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Iain Sinclair's books include DOWNRIVER (James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Encore Award), LIGHTS OUT FOR THE TERRITORY and LONDON ORBITAL. He lives in Hackney, East London.
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This review is from: White Chappell, Scarlet Tracings (Paperback)
Iain Sinclair knows the mythical paths of London like no-one else. In poetic often painfully intense prose, he conjures up the half-dead spirits that stalk the streets of this seedy town. The landscape is dominated by dodgy second-hand book dealers skulking in the shadows obsessed by the Ripper murders, and by the vicious presence of Jack himself, the embodiement of powerful evil forces embedded in the fabric of the city. If you only ever read one novel about Jack the Ripper, or never wanted to read one, White Chappell, Scarlet Tracings is a must. A warning though: it is not for the faint-hearted.
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I am going to keep reading Sinclair (and Haruki Murakami) until I understand one book they have written. I didn't get there with this one.
Sinclair can write some amazing sentences. He can also write some that make sense. He just never combines the two skills. Since there is virtually no description of this book above, take the time to use the "Look Inside" feature and read the back cover. You won't learn a lot, but it will make you think you have. To get a feel for Sinclair, think Pynchon - but lacking in clarity.
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THERE IS an interesting condition of the stomach where ulcers build like coal, fibrous tissue replacing musculature,cicatrix dividing that shady receptacle into two zones, with communication by means of a narrow isthmus: a condition spoken of, with some awe, by the connoisseurs of pathology as "hour glass stomach". Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Nicholas Lane, Sir William, John Gull, William Gull, Brick Lane, James Hinton, Mary Matfellon, Mossy Noonmann, Angel Alley, Brook Street, Dick Brandon, Elephant Man, Farringdon Road, Guy's Hospital, Lady Gull, Lord Arthur, Annie Chapman, Caroline Haddon, Mary Ann Nichols, Robert Lees, Stoke Newington, Suicide Club New!
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THERE IS an interesting condition of the stomach where ulcers build like coal, fibrous tissue replacing musculature,cicatrix dividing that shady receptacle into two zones, with communication by means of a narrow isthmus: a condition spoken of, with some awe, by the connoisseurs of pathology as "hour glass stomach". Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Nicholas Lane, Sir William, John Gull, William Gull, Brick Lane, James Hinton, Mary Matfellon, Mossy Noonmann, Angel Alley, Brook Street, Dick Brandon, Elephant Man, Farringdon Road, Guy's Hospital, Lady Gull, Lord Arthur, Annie Chapman, Caroline Haddon, Mary Ann Nichols, Robert Lees, Stoke Newington, Suicide Club New!
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- Study in Scarlet Pb (Popular Classics) by Arthur Conan Doyle on page 90, page 91, and page 99
- Study in Scarlet on page 90, page 91, and page 99
- Study In Scarlet: A Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Based on the Famous Story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on page 90, page 91, and page 99
- Radon Daughters by Iain Sinclair in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- A Study In Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle on page 90, page 91, and page 99
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- A Pound of Paper: Confessions of a Book Addict by John Baxter on page 36, page 269, and Back Matter
- Landor's Tower: Or Imaginary Conversations by Iain Sinclair in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- An Introduction to Contemporary Fiction: International Writing in English since 1970 by Rod Mengham in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Downriver by Iain Sinclair in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Contemporary British Fiction by Richard Lane on page 60, and page 66
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