{"product_id":"london-peculiar-and-other-nonfiction-paperback","title":"London Peculiar and Other Nonfiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Moorcock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAllan Kausch\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eIain Sinclair\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVoted by the \u003cem\u003eLondon Times\u003c\/em\u003e as one of the best writers since 1945, Michael Moorcock was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and won the Guardian Fiction Prize. He has won almost all the major Science Fiction, Fantasy, and lifetime achievement awards including the \"Howie,\" the Prix Utopiales and the Stoker. Best known for his rule-breaking SF and Fantasy, including the classic Elric and Hawkmoon series, he is also the author of several graphic novels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow, in \u003cem\u003eLondon Peculiar and Other Nonfiction\u003c\/em\u003e, Michael Moorcock personally selects the best of his published, unpublished, and uncensored essays, articles, reviews, and opinions covering a wide range of subjects: books, films, politics, reminiscences of old friends, and attacks on new foes. Drawn from over fifty years of writing, including his most recent work from the pages of the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, along with obscure and now unobtainable sources, the pieces in \u003cem\u003eLondon Peculiar and Other Nonfiction\u003c\/em\u003e showcase Moorcock at his acerbic best. They include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"London Peculiar,\" an impassioned statement of Moorcock's memories of wartime London. The architectural \"improvements\" wrought by the rebuilding of the city after World War Two brought cultural changes as well, many to the detriment of the city's inhabitants.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReview of R. Crumb's \u003cem\u003eGenesis\u003c\/em\u003e, previously unavailable in English, this lengthy review of the underground comic artist's retelling of the first book of the Bible leads Moorcock to address nostalgia for the sixties.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"A Child's Christmas in the Blitz\"--An autobiographical recounting of Moorcock's childhood in wartime London, with memories of the freedom and hardships he encountered during the bombings, and the happy times he spent with his parents.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese, along with dozens more, make this a collection Moorcock fans won't want to miss, and the perfect introduction for new readers who will soon discover why Alan Moore (\u003cem\u003eWatchmen\u003c\/em\u003e) says: \"Moorcock seizes the 21st century bull by its horns and wrestles it into submission with a Texan rodeo confidence.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Moorcock is an award-winning author who has written more than 80 works of fiction and nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Cornelius Quartet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Elric: The Stealer of Souls\u003c\/i\u003e. His nonfiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and the\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Bastrop, Texas. \u003cstrong\u003eAllan Kausch is the editor of more than 1,100 projects for Lucasfilm Ltd., and has also edited five volumes of \u003ci\u003eSelected Letters of Philip K. Dick\u003c\/i\u003e, in addition to 80 other books. He lives in San Francisco. \u003cstrong\u003eIain Sinclair is the author of \u003ci\u003eLights Out for the Territory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLondon Orbital\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Walk Around the M25\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 25, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770843889952,"sku":"9781604864908","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/093ec49dd6eee0704b17893b5ad4da34.webp?v=1780379307","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/london-peculiar-and-other-nonfiction-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}