Mother London is a novel by Michael Moorcock. Published in 1988, it was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize. Although the city of London itself is perhaps the central character, it follows three outpatients from a mental hospital—a music hall artist (Josef Kiss), a reclusive writer (David Mummery) and a woman just awoken from a long coma (Mary Gasalee)—who experience the history of the city from the Blitz to the late eighties through chaotic experience and sensory delusions.[1] The novel is a non-chronological compilation of episodes, snippets and sidelines, rather than a single cohesive narrative. A piece in The Guardian called it 'a great, humane document'.[2]
mother, london, novel, michael, moorcock, published, 1988, shortlisted, whitbread, prize, although, city, london, itself, perhaps, central, character, follows, three, outpatients, from, mental, hospital, music, hall, artist, josef, kiss, reclusive, writer, dav. Mother London is a novel by Michael Moorcock Published in 1988 it was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize Although the city of London itself is perhaps the central character it follows three outpatients from a mental hospital a music hall artist Josef Kiss a reclusive writer David Mummery and a woman just awoken from a long coma Mary Gasalee who experience the history of the city from the Blitz to the late eighties through chaotic experience and sensory delusions 1 The novel is a non chronological compilation of episodes snippets and sidelines rather than a single cohesive narrative A piece in The Guardian called it a great humane document 2 Mother LondonDust jacket from the first editionAuthorMichael MoorcockCover artistPeter DyerCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishGenreLiterary fictionPublisherSecker amp WarburgPublication date1988Media typePrint hardback Pages496 ppISBN0 436 28461 8OCLC17917718Followed byKing of the City Michael Moorcock was the editor of New Worlds and gained numerous critical acclaim and media attention 3 References edit Internet Speculative Fiction Database Retrieved 18 December 2007 Moorcock s Miscellany Archived from the original on 23 November 2007 Retrieved 18 December 2007 Brown Charles N William G Contento The Locus Index to Science Fiction 1984 1998 Retrieved 16 December 2007 Footnotes edit Phillips Lawrence London Narratives Post War Fiction and the City London Continuum 2006 p 154 Crowning glory Michael Moorcock s London The Guardian London Winter Jerome 20 January 2013 Radiant Time An Interview with Michael Moorcock LA Review of Books nbsp This article about a 1980s novel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mother London amp oldid 1222051457, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
