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Downriver

Iain Sinclair
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Downriver

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1991

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Iain Sinclair

Downriver

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1991
Book Details
Pages

416

Format

Novel • Fiction

Setting

London, England • 1990s

Publication Year

1991

Audience

Adult

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Downriver by Iain Sinclair explores life in London’s docklands under the rule of the Widow, a caricature of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, through the eyes of the author-narrator and a film crew documenting the area's decay and history. Each of the twelve interconnected stories, set in the near future and filled with dense imagery and dark humor, examines the docklands’ abandonment and the impact of capitalist forces, portraying a society marked by death, ghosts, barflies, and economic downturn. The story includes descriptions of death and sexual encounters.

Book Details
Pages

416

Format

Novel • Fiction

Setting

London, England • 1990s

Publication Year

1991

Audience

Adult

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