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Bezig met laden... Breakfast in Brighton: Adventures on the Edge of Britain (editie 1998)door Nigel Richardson (Auteur)
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Inspired by the idea of Brighton as a state of mind as much as a place, Nigel Richardson returned after a gap of twenty years. The result is a narrative of rare imagination, woven from strands of memoir, travelogue, reportage and fiction. Breakfast in Brighton is about the actors and fantasists, drunkards and writers, chancers and maniacs who haunt the streets that slope to the sea on the very edge of England. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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I adored this book. That said, it ticks all my boxes. History, and plenty of it: local, personal, social, and cultural. And it's mainly focussed on Brighton and Hove, one of my favourite places in the world, and a place I know very well indeed having lived here on and off since the early 1980s.
Nigel Richardson returned to Brighton and Hove after a gap of 20 years and attempted to capture the spirit of the place. He succeeded - and how. Lodging with a theatrical landlady he takes us through the city's mythology, landmarks, pubs, art, communities, murders, literature, diversity, architecture, and history, whilst also introducing us to some of his friends and other local characters. As a reasonably well informed resident, I found this book to be an engaging, meandering trove of triv. I felt sad as I reached the last few pages, wanting the book to last longer.
Nigel Richardson has also written another book about Soho - Dog Days In Soho: One Man's Adventures In Fifties Bohemia. Soho is another part of England for which I hold a long and enduring fascination. I cannot wait to read it. ( )