num_pages: 203
description: London, 1958—Soho, Notting Hill... a world of smoky jazz clubs, coffee bars and hip hang-outs in the center of London's emerging youth culture. The young and restless—the Absolute Beginners—were creating a world as different as they dared from the traditional image of England's green and pleasant land. Follow our young photographer as he records the moments of a young teenager's life in the capital—sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, the era of the first race riots and the lead-up to the swinging sixties. A twentieth-century cult classic, Absolute Beginners remains the style bible for anyone interested in Mod culture and paints a vivid picture of a changing society with insight and sensitivity.
language: English
title: Absolute Beginners
titlecomplete: Absolute Beginners
characters: Crêpe Suzette, Blitz Baby
genres: 20th Century, Literature, Classics, Literary Fiction, Novels, English Literature, Music, Historical Fiction, Fiction, British Literature
ratings_count: 2028
places: London, England
series: London Trilogy
publisher: Allison & Busby LTD