This is London: Life and Death in the World City
Author(s): Ben Judah
London is a global city. More than half of those who live in the UK's capital came from somewhere else - and most arrived in the last ten years. Migration is transforming London, for better and for worse. Ben Judah is an acclaimed foreign correspondent. In This Is London, he turns his keen reporter's eye on home, immersing himself in the hidden world of the city's immigrants - from the richest to the poorest - to discover the complex and varied individuals who are making London what it is today. He's had dinner with oligarchs and meetings with foreign royalty, spent nights streetwalking and sleeping rough; he's heard stories of heart-breaking failure, but also witnessed extraordinary acts of compassion, hope and the triumph of love.
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A major work of narrative non-fiction from a fresh new voice.
Mesmerising, trenchant and deeply compassionate -- Book of the Month Bookseller An intrepid reporter and classy political scientist -- Guardian Judah has travelled far and wide. He's talked to men and women in all walks of life and, what's more, he's listened. There's a real freshness and vividness to his reportage, a real conviction in his analysis -- Scotsman
Ben Judah was born in London. He has travelled widely in Russia, Central Asia and the Levant. His writing has featured widely, including the New York Times, the Evening Standard, the Financial Times and Standpoint. His first book, Fragile Empire, was published by Yale University Press in 2013.
General Fields
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- : Pan Macmillan
- : Picador
- : 0.58
- : 01 January 2016
- : 234mm X 153mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Ben Judah
- : Paperback
- : Air Iri OME
- : en
- : 942.1004
- : 352