The Bricks That Built the Houses - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 1620409038 ISBN 13 : 9781620409039

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Kate Tempest started out when she was 16, rapping at strangers on night buses and pestering MCs to let her on the mic at raves. Ten years later she is a published playwright, novelist, poet and respected recording artist. Her work includes Balance, her first album with band Sound of Rum; Everything Speaks in its Own Way her first collection of poems, the critically acclaimed plays Wasted, Glasshouse and Hopelessly Devoted. Brand New Ancients, her self-performed epic poem to a live score, won the Ted Hughes Award 2012 and the Herald Angel at Edinburgh Fringe. It has sold out tours in the UK and New York and is published by Picador. Her second collection of poetry, Hold Your Own, will be published by Picador on October 2014. Her debut novel, The Bricks That Built The Houses, sold in a highly competitive auction to Bloomsbury and will be published in territories including the UK, US, France, Holland and Brazil in Spring 2015.

Présentation de l'éditeur

A }Sunday Times{ bestselling debut novel from award-winning poet and rapper, Kate Tempest. Set in the heart of London, it follows the young lives of Becky, Harry and Leon and why they chose to leave their lives in the south-east. A contemporary tale of drugs, desire and decisions.'In Tempest's London, no one is insignificant; everyone has a story. The devotion and care with which she recounts these tales...is deeply affecting: cinematic in scope; touching in its empathetic humanity...' }New York Times Book Review

Détails de l'édition

• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1620409038
• ISBN 13: 9781620409039
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 399
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible