"State ascoltando un album con trentasei tracce separate. All’inizio i brani sembrano disparati e in ordine casuale, ma in qualche modo si organizzano a poco a poco nella vostra mente in una magnifica suite musicale. Non siete sicuri se sia stato l’album a farlo, oppure voi. State giocando a un gioco con regole complesse, e l’unica che vi è stata insegnata è che non vi verranno spiegate". Questo libro racconta la storia del primo album realizzato dal Wu-Tang Clan, intitolato Enter the Wu-T...

An original and profound portrait of contemporary Britain told through the testimonies of its inhabitants.SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2023'A spectacularly enjoyable and compelling reading experience . . . funny, moving, surprising and thought-provoking. It humanises literature in this toxic moment.'MAX PORTER, author of Lanny'Seemingly simple yet so deeply profound, The Passengers

'One of the most rewarding pieces of hip-hop criticism ever written' Jeff Chang'Brilliant' Giles Peterson'Will Ashon's dazzling study gets to the heart of hip hop, pop culture and the history of contemporary America. Essential' Matt Thorne'Each of these chambers contains wonders of history, destiny and mythology' Margo JeffersonWill Ashon tells, in 36 interlinked 'chambers', the story of En...

Op 9 november 1993 werd het debuutalbum van de Wu-Tang Clan uitgebracht: Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers. De plaat bereikte in een half jaar de platina status, maar de impact ging veel verder dan verkoopcijfers en werkt tot vandaag door. In hiphop worden continu verbindingen gemaakt, en het web van verwijzingen dat Wu Tang maakte bleek complexer en rijker dan al wat tot dan toe uit deze subcultuur was voortgekomen – een subcultuur die steeds prominenter wordt. Hoog tijd voor een boek als di...

In litter-strewn Epping Forest on the edge of London, might a writer find that magical moment of transcendence? He will certainly discover filthy graffiti and frightening dogs, as well as world-renowned artists and fading celebrities, robbers, lovers, ghosts and poets. But will he find himself? Or a version of himself he might learn something from?Strange Labyrinth is a quest narrative arguing that we shouldn't get lost in order to find ourselves, but solely to accept that...

An original and profound portrait of contemporary Britain told through the testimonies of its inhabitants.'A spectacularly enjoyable and compelling reading experience . . . funny, moving, surprising and thought-provoking. It humanises literature in this toxic moment.'MAX PORTER, author of Lanny'Seemingly simple yet so deeply profound, The Passengers is an absorbing insight into the lives and minds of so-called ordinar...

"What kind of story you want? Rough story or nice story?"A collaboration between author Will Ashon and Michal Novosad, Rafal's Saga presents a tale of homeless life in London: the difficulties, the despair, the endless problems, but also the humanity and humour and, most of all, the heartbreaking beauty of being alive.As William Morris pointed out, the most grinding poverty is a trifling evil compared with the inequality of classes and this inequality of class is cr...

Meet Hurt Moore. She seen the torment her father did to her mother and vowed to never let that happen to her. Her mother named her after the only emotion she ever felt and Hurt had to learn how to live with her namesake. All her life she had been branded but soon she will come to realize the true puppeteer of all her heartache. She will soon found out what that her whole existence has been leading up to. There's no fury like a woman scorned and there is no greater wrath than a woman that i...