Iain Sinclair - Edge of the Orison

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Iain Sinclair - Edge of the Orison

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Oct 18, 2005

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Iain Sinclair spirals outwards from the centre of London as he reads from and discusses Edge of the Orison, examining family history and the disintegration of middle England through the prism of John Clare's Journey out of Essex. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Oct 18, 2005

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