Pariah Genius

Iain Sinclair talks about the Soho photographer John Deakin

Presented by: The Sohemian Society

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0	LONDON: The Wheatsheaf Pub
P	Wednesday 16th October, 2024
N	6:30pm

Event information

TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR: Bookings can be made until midnight on the night before the event. Any of the seats that haven't been booked online will be sold for £10 on the door. The rest of the tickets available on the door will be £5 standing room tickets. For most events we'll have at least eleven of these, which will be available from 6.30pm that evening. Payment by cash or QR code only.


The latest title by literary giant Iain Sinclair follows in the footsteps of photographer John Deakin, whose chronicles of Soho life—and the world of Francis Bacon and his friends—have so influenced our perception of that generation’s work.

In this bold fictionalisation, Sinclair enters the underworld of Deakin’s life and imagination. The result is an engrossing, utterly unique portrait of a man who some felt was a fallen angel, and others, the devil himself.

Guest speaker:

Iain Sinclair is a prolific writer of fiction, poetry and non-fiction. In an experimental body of work, including titles such as Downriver, Lights Out For The Territory and London Orbital, Sinclair's writing has consistently pushed at the boundaries of genre and form.