Downriver
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1991
416
Novel • Fiction
London, England • 1990s
1991
Adult
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.
416
Novel • Fiction
London, England • 1990s
1991
Adult
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