I Am (Not) A Number

Decoding The Prisoner

Alex Cox

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English

No Exit Press
01 March 2018

Film, TV & Radio; Television

The enormously puzzling TV series The Prisoner has developed a rapt cult following, and has often been described as 'surreal' or 'Kafkaesque'.

Author Alex Cox watched all the episodes on their first broadcast, at the ripe old age of thirteen. In his new book, I Am (Not) A Number, Cox agrees that while the series has surreal elements, he believes it provides the answers to all the questions which have engrossed and confounded viewers: who is Number 6? Who runs The Village? Who — or what — is Number 1? According to Cox, the key to understanding The Prisoner is to view the series in the order in which the episodes were made — not in the re-arranged order of the UK or US television screenings. In this book he does exactly that, and provides an entirely original and controversial 'explanation' for what is perhaps the best, the most original, and certainly the most perplexing, TV series of all time.

By: Alex Cox
Imprint: No Exit Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
Weight: 226g
ISBN: 9780857301758
ISBN 10: 0857301756
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 01 March 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alex Cox is responsible for directing a host of acclaimed films from Repo Man, Sid & Nancy, Straight to Hell, Walker, and Highway Patrolman to Death and the Compass, Revenger's Tragedy and Searchers 2.0. He's also the author of X Films: True Confessions of a Radical Filmmaker, and has written on the subject of film for publications including Sight and Sound, The Guardian, The Independent, and Film Comment.

Reviews for I Am (Not) A Number: Decoding The Prisoner

This book by Alex Cox will give you great insights into the filmmaking process, from idea to production to cinema. --Lock and Load, Brides of Christ on Introduction to Film The book will be of interest to both die-hard fans of The Prisoner and to curious first-time viewers keen to start exploring this perennially fascinating piece of cult TV. --PopMatters