The London Pigeon Wars

by Patrick Neate

This is a very bizarre book about a group of disappointed young people whose vaulting ambitions have been crushed. And a man called Murray. And London's pigeons are at war, for some reason.

Publisher: Penguin

Patrick Neate

Patrick Neate is the acclaimed author of novels like Jerusalem and Twelve Bar Blues, and the co-creator of superlative literary monthly shindig, Book Slam, which recently heralded such luminaries as David Simon (creator of The Wire), up and coming female rapper Speech Debelle and superior spoken word auteur Charlie Dark. His books are brilliant deconstructions of folk tales from around the world, of Britishness and of urban culture. Neate's sardonic and slick writing style has won him plaudits for all his published works. On the eve of the release of his new book Jerusalem, we thought he'd be the ideal candidate to talk about his writing process and about what he's been reading.

Patrick Neate