Results for: books tagged ‘Decadence’
A High-Pitched Buzz: Roger Longrigg
Henry Fenwick's life is complicated. By day he works in advertising, throwing some (but not all) of his morals to the wind as he attempts success in the tangled, competitive ... More
Switchboard: Roger Longrigg
It was a balmy London evening - mid-summer. Half of London were attending Everest parties. If Sue and Eddie had switched the light off - or even stayed away from ... More
Bruckner's Pains of Youth: Martin Crimp
A shocking, erotically charged play by Austrian writer Ferdinand Bruckner, presented in a compelling new version by Martin Crimp. More
Smokeheads: Doug Johnstone
Four friends, one weekend, gallons of whisky. What could go wrong?Driven by amateur whisky-nut Adam, four late-thirties ex-university mates are heading to Islay - the remote Scottish island world famous ... More
Lights Out in Wonderland: DBC Pierre
Gabriel Brockwell, aesthete, poet, philosopher, disaffected decadent, is thinking terminal. His philosophical enquiries, the abstractions he indulges, and how these relate to a life lived, all point in the same direction. His destination is Wonderland. More
Narcopolis: Jeet Thayil
Shuklaji Street, in Old Bombay. In Rashid's opium room the air is thick and potent. A beautiful young woman leans to hold a long-stemmed pipe over a flame, her hair ... More