EAN: 9780861543731

THE GOLD MACHINE - IAIN SINCLAIR TASCHENBUCH

A journey through time and space  grappling with the ghosts of empire A New Statesman Book of
the Year  2021 'Follow Iain Sinclair into the cloud jungles of Peru and emerge questioning all
that seemed so solid and immutable.' Barry Miles From the award-winning author of The Last
London and Lights Out for the Territory  a journey in the footsteps of our ancestors. Iain
Sinclair and his daughter travel through Peru  guided by ? and in reaction to ? an ill-fated
colonial expedition led by his great-grandfather. The family history of a displaced Scottish
highlander fades into the brutal reality of a major land grab. The historic thirst for gold and
the establishment of sprawling coffee plantations leave terrible wounds on virgin territory. In
Sinclair's haunting prose  no place escapes its past  and nor can we. 'The Gold Machine is a
trip  a psychoactive expedition in compelling company.' TLS

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