Kings Cross - A biography

Louis Nowra burrows beneath the sensationalist Underbelly 'sex and sin' narrative, revealing stories and a cast of characters - some household names others little-known - that not even a writer could conjure up.
Kings Cross is a no-holds barred place, where backpackers, prostitutes, strippers, chefs, mad men, poets, beggars, booksellers, doctors, gangsters, sailors, musicians, drug traffickers, eccentrics, judges and artists live side by side. Part flaneur, part historian and part eyewitness, Louis Nowra is the best possible guide to a place both real, and a state of mind.

About the author

Louis Nowra is a playwright, novelist,
screenwriter and non-fiction writer.

Product details

• Authors: Louis Nowra
• Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.09.2013
• EAN: 9781742233260
• ISBN: 978-1-74223-326-0
• No. of pages: 510
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 860 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Travel > Travel guides > Australia, New Zealand, Oceania