Lights out for the territory : 9 excursions in the secret history of London

This is a record of long journeys on foot, from Hackney to Chingford and down to the river, around the City in its ring of steel, and through the heart of Westminster, Lambeth and Millbank.Iain Sinclair is the author of Downriver (winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Encore Award); Landor’s Tower, White Chappell, Scarlet Tracings; Lights Out for the Territory; Lud Heat; Rodinsky’s Room (with Rachel Lichtenstein); Radon Daughters; and London Orbital. He lives in Hackney, East London. 'a Book About London; In Other Words, A Book About Everything' Peter Ackroyd, The Times Walking The Streets Of London, Iain Sinclair Traces Nine Routes Across The Territory Of The Capital. Connecting People And Places, Redrawing Boundaries Both Ancient And Modern, Reading Obscure Signs And Finding Hidden Patterns, Sinclair Creates A Fluid Snapshot Of The City. In Lights Out For The Territory He Gives Us A Daring, Provocative, Enlightening, Disturbing And Utterly Unique Picture Of Modern Urban Life. And In The Process He Reveals The Dark Underbelly Of A London Many Of Us Did Not Know Existed. Walking the streets of London, Iain Sinclair traces nine routes across the territory of the capital. In this volume he give us a provocative, enlightening and disturbing picture of modern urban life. And in the process he reveals the dark underbelly of a London many of us did not know existed Walking the streets of London, this title traces nine routes across the territory of the capital. Connecting people and places, redrawing boundaries both ancient and modern, reading obscure signs and finding hidden patterns, it creates a fluid snapshot of the city.