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I have to admit that I’ve started reading more books by Iain Sinclair than I’ve actually finished. Lights Out for the Territory is one of my favourite books but I couldn’t get on with Landor’s Tower or indeed much of his earlier stuff. Having said that I love the idea of Iain Sinclair and the subjects that drive him and I think he is possibly one of the few authors who can truly be called a Fortean. (Anyone who believes that Margaret Thatcher is an evil witch - not in any symbolic or metaphorical sense but actually an evil witch driven by a “demonic vision” definitely has my vote).
For anyone not familiar with him there is an interview and profile of him here from the Guardian website. I’ve always thought of him as Peter Ackroyd on acid and it was unsurprising to find out that Sinclair, Ackroyd and Moorcock were all well acquainted.
It strikes me that for someone whose subject matter is such a ripe foraging ground for Forteans his name is notable by its absence on this message board (apart from a few mentions on the Jack the Ripper thread) and I just wondered if anyone else had any views on the man and his books.
For anyone not familiar with him there is an interview and profile of him here from the Guardian website. I’ve always thought of him as Peter Ackroyd on acid and it was unsurprising to find out that Sinclair, Ackroyd and Moorcock were all well acquainted.
It strikes me that for someone whose subject matter is such a ripe foraging ground for Forteans his name is notable by its absence on this message board (apart from a few mentions on the Jack the Ripper thread) and I just wondered if anyone else had any views on the man and his books.