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Soft City
Jonathan Raban
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Essay 1974
Soft City
city as self-constructionurban wanderinganonymous pleasure
This work has been selected for the Aravien index based on editorial review.
Synopsis
Soft City is the first book written by Jonathan Raban, and published by Hamish Hamilton (UK) and E. P. Dutton & Company (US) in 1974.
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Jonathan Raban, 1974 — Soft City
Soft City is the first book written by Jonathan Raban, and published by Hamish Hamilton (UK) and E. P. Dutton & Company (US) in 1974.
Editorial note
Keeps modernity in play with a different essay voice.
This work has been selected for the Aravien index based on editorial review.
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Why this work is here
Soft City is the first book written by Jonathan Raban, and published by Hamish Hamilton (UK) and E. P. Dutton & Company (US) in 1974.
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