ISBN: 9781780769264

Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: I.B. Tauris, 2014
Language: English
Product Dimensions: 13.1 x 2.8 x 19.8 cm

The golden years of Tangier began after World War I and barely survived World War II. Among those who sought sanctuary in or inspiration from this legendary city were Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Paul and Jane Bowles, Ronnie Kray, the unhappy Woolworth heiress, Barbara Hutton, Tennessee Williams, Joe Orton, Cecil Beaton and Truman Capote. It is this ‘last resort of the living dead, alive but not madly kicking’ which Iain Finlayson explores in his witty, enthralling book.