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History of the World in 100 Modern Objects

Hardcover • 2015 • 1. edition

History of the World in 100 Modern Objects

By Francesca Hornak

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About the book

Since Spring 2013, Francesca Hornak has been writing a hugely popular column in the Sunday Times Style section, 'History of the World in 100 Modern Objects'. Featuring a different iconic object each week, the column explores contemporary middle-class life through the objects we fetishise. Each column is a little vignette about a different character, such as Izzy, who's 26 and interns at Kelly Hoppen and gets into a spat with her flatmate about a twee Oliver Bonas cake stand, Nick, 40, who's cons...Show more

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ISBN

9781910232415

Publisher

Pavilion Books

Published year

2015

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Edition

1

Original title

History of the World in 100 Modern Objects

Format

Hardcover

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