Iain Sinclair's The Gold Machine: A Conradian Entanglement

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Abstract

The chapter addresses Iain Sinclair's return to Peru and his great-grand-father's expedition there in his recent book, The Gold Machine. It begins with his earlier fictional use of this material (and its imbrication in Conradian material) in his novel Dining on Stones. It then addresses his uses of Conrad in his travel narrative in Peru.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationJoseph Conrad's Cultural Legacy
Subtitle of host publicationCentennial Essays
EditorsRobert Hampson, Linda Dryden
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherBloomsbury
Pages85-100
Number of pages16
ISBN (Print)978-1-350-44084-5
Publication statusPublished - 17 Oct 2024

Keywords

  • Joseph Conrad
  • Iain Sinclair
  • Peru
  • psychogeography
  • Nostromo
  • film
  • coffee plantations
  • imperialism
  • extractive capitalism
  • silver mining
  • pollution
  • complicity

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