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| Author | Colin MacInnes |
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| Publisher | MacGibbon & Kee |
Publication date | 1959 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| Pages | 223 pages (1st edition), & 208 pages (paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-7490-0540-5 (paperback) |
| OCLC | 45648228 |
| Preceded by | City of Spades |
| Followed by | Mr. Love and Justice |
Absolute Beginners is a novel by Colin MacInnes, written and set in 1958 London, England. It was published in 1959. The novel is the second of MacInnes' London Trilogy, coming after City of Spades (1958) and before Mr. Love and Justice (1960). These novels are each self-contained, with no shared characters.