Name: Endland
Price: 15.77 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Etchells, Tim ; Cocker, Jarvis
ISBN: 9781911508700

Type

Physical Book

Author

Tim Etchells

Introduction by

Jarvis Cocker

Publisher

And Other Stories

Year

2019

Language

English

Pages

352

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.6 x 12.7 x 3.0 cm

Weight

0.43 kg.

ISBN13

9781911508700

Synopsis "Endland "

Kings, lords, liars, usherettes, goal-hangers, gun-men and prostitutes, Whether or not these stories bear any relation to life as it is lived in Endland (sic) is not my problem and good riddance to all those what prefer to read about truly good, lucky and nice people - you won't like this crap at all.A series of cautionary tales for our digital age, Endland is comical and brutal, set in strangely familiar locations that at times seem like Thatcher-era Northern towns under military rule or post-Brexit council estates after a Farage party bender. And things are leaking into Endland from all over the place. Nothing is stable. Now is also then and next year, a landscape that is future and medieval at the same time. What's more, the gods have started drinking at lunchtime, which can only lead to trouble. In narratives working a bit like poetry or cartoons, in empty tower blocks, midnight diners and bomb-site cities, Endland is a dysfunctional mirror of England.The world fashioned by Thatcher, Google, IFOR, ICANN, Brexit, Big Brother, Bin Laden and Trump needs new tools to navigate them. These grotesque stories are close to the bone, and help us get close to the heart of the times we are living in.

Jarvis Cocker

(Introduction by)

View Author's Page

(England, 1963) Jarvis is an iconic Britpop musician and leader of the band Pulp, who rose to fame in the 90s. He is also an actor, cultural critic, and has been a television presenter.

See less