{"product_id":"the-lowlife-faber-editions-alexander-baron-paperback","title":"The Lowlife (Faber Editions) -- Alexander Baron, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne man gambles on the dogs and his own life in this rediscovered Jewish post-war classic of London's seedy underbelly, introduced by Iain Sinclair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A novel and author richly deserving of renewed attention.\"--\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e starred review ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNever give up hope before the dogs have crossed the finishing-line.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eHarryboy Boas is a lowlife gambler. When he's not at the track, he lives in a Hackney boarding house, reading Zola, eating salt beef, pressing trousers and repressing wartime memories. But when a new family moves into the apartment downstairs, his life starts to unravel and Harryboy soon finds himself sinking into a murky East End underworld where violence, guilt and gangsters are the inevitable result for those who cannot pay their dues. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA celebrated cult classic, \u003cem\u003eThe Lowlife \u003c\/em\u003ebrilliantly evokes post-war East London - dog tracks, sandwich shops, tenements, sex workers, newly arrived West Indians and Jews leaving for Finchley - all seen through the tragicomic eyes of Harryboy, our picaresque rogue hero suffering from 'existential burn-out in the shadow of the Holocaust' (Iain Sinclair) and driven to bet, brag and beg to survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexander Baron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780571393473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIain Sinclair\u003c\/b\u003e has lived in Hackney since 1968. He is the award-winning author of numerous critically acclaimed books about London, including\u003ci\u003e The Last London, Lights Out for the Territory, London Orbital, Hackney, That Rose-Red Empire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLondon Overground\u003c\/i\u003e. He won the Encore Award and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel \u003ci\u003eDownriver\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alexander Baron","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68073125609700,"sku":"9780571393473","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780571393473.jpg?v=1793606943","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-lowlife-faber-editions-alexander-baron-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}