London, 1957. Victoria Station is awash with boat trains discharging hopeful black immigrants into a cold and alien motherland. Liberal England is about to discover the legacy of Empire. And when Montgomery Pew, assistant welfare officer in the Colonial Department, meets Johnny Fortune, recently arrived from Lagos, the meeting of minds and races takes a surprising turn.
Colin MacInnes gives London back to the people who create its exciting sub-culture. Hilarious, anti-conventional, blisteringly honest and fully committed to younth and vitality, City of Spades is a unique and inspiring tribute to a country on the brink of change.
- ISBN10 074901153X
- ISBN13 9780749011536
- Publish Date 30 July 2012 (first published December 1957)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 23 June 2022
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Allison & Busby
- Format Paperback
- Pages 356
- Language English