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London, 1958—Soho, Notting Hill... a world of smoky jazz clubs, coffee bars and hip hang-outs in the center of London's emerging youth culture. The young and restless—the Absolute Beginners—were creating a world as different as they dared from the traditional image of England's green and pleasant land. Follow our young photographer as he records the moments of a young teenager's life in the capital—sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, the era of the first race riots and the lead-up to the swinging sixties. A twentieth-century cult classic, Absolute Beginners remains the style bible for anyone interested in Mod culture and paints a vivid picture of a changing society with insight and sensitivity.
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Absolute Beginners, Colin MacInnes
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- Released
- 2001
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- Title
- Absolute Beginners
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Colin MacInnes
- Publisher
- Allison & Busby
- Released
- 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 203
- ISBN10
- 0749005408
- ISBN13
- 9780749005405
- Series
- London Trilogy
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Music Theme, Classics, British Literature, England, Great Britain, London, Teenagers, Jazz, Rebellion, Uprising
- Original title
- Absolute beginners
- Rating
- 3.6 out of 5
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- London, 1958—Soho, Notting Hill... a world of smoky jazz clubs, coffee bars and hip hang-outs in the center of London's emerging youth culture. The young and restless—the Absolute Beginners—were creating a world as different as they dared from the traditional image of England's green and pleasant land. Follow our young photographer as he records the moments of a young teenager's life in the capital—sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, the era of the first race riots and the lead-up to the swinging sixties. A twentieth-century cult classic, Absolute Beginners remains the style bible for anyone interested in Mod culture and paints a vivid picture of a changing society with insight and sensitivity.