This is London
28 January 2016Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
This is London in the eyes of its beggars, bankers, coppers, gangsters, carers, witch-doctors and sex workers.
This is London in the voices of Arabs, Afghans, Nigerians, Poles, Romanians and Russians.
This is London as you've never seen it before.
Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-fiction 2016
Shortlisted for the Ryszard Kapuscinski Award for Literary Reportage 2019
'An eye-opening investigation into the...
Details
28 January 2016352 pages
9781447274803Imprint: Picador
Reviews
It is hard to overstate the value of what Judah has done . . . This is London is an important and impressive bookSunday Telegraph
A revelatory work, full of nuggets of unexpected information about the lives of others . . . [Judah] is a fine, intrepid reporterFinancial Times
Judah has succeeded in opening reader's eyes to the hardships experienced by many and ignored by mostIndependent
This is of my favourite books on London, largely because of the quality of the writing – such sass, such soaring confidence and style . . . Judah listens and observes with acute loyalty to depicting truth, so that no matter who’s talking, the dialogue seems brilliantly accurate. Well researched, it covers all corners of London in forensic detailDiana Evans, author of Ordinary People
