Brixton Rock - Couverture souple

Wheatle, Alex

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Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1901969150 ISBN 13 : 9781901969153

Editeur : BlackAmber Books, 2004

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'The story trundles along energetically but the novel s real strength lies in the dialogue. Wheatle gives us a fascinating snapshot of black English in the early eighties Daily Telegraph

'Alex Wheatle's narrative is pacey; witty; his characters real and recognisable.' Linton Kwesi Johnson

'Alex Wheatle s Brixton Rock has initiated the debate on how it feels to be a mixed race Briton.' New Statesman

'Wheatle has a powerful subject which he made into a Brighton Rock for contemporary England, a story about the inner life of a wounded social outcast who is redeemed while being a criminal.' World Literature Today

'A great debut novel. Really, really exciting story... Alex Wheatle will be a great writer...brilliant ending.' Greater London Radio

'...powerful debut ...a real page turner. The mystery and intrigue just keeps on coming as the suspense builds to an explosive ending.' The Big Issue

'...an excellent debut... Wheatle's choice of chapter headings reads like a classic late seventies reggae collection... his prose too is liberally sprinkled with knowing references to Marley lyrics,...you're going to love this.' Echoes Magazine

'Brixton Rock is a funny fast-paced read and shows that Wheatle has definite promise.' Touch

Set against the backdrop of the Brixton race riots in London in the 1980s, this novel tells a story of overcoming obstacles from a teen's perspective. Brenton Brown, a 16-year-old mixed-race youth, has lived in a children's home all his life and is haunted by the absence of his mother. Complications arise, however, when he finally meets his mother and then falls dangerously in love with his half-sister. Killer Terry Flynn also scars Brenton's life and leaves him wanting revenge. Through it all, this determined teen is driven to pursue education and recognize his true self in the midst of chaos.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Born in 1963 to Jamaican parents living in Brixton, Alex Wheatle spent most of his childhood in a Surrey children's home. He returned to Brixton in 1977 where he founded the Crucial Rocker sound system and performed his own songs and lyrics under the name of Yardman Irie. He spent a short stint in prison following the Brixton uprising in 1981. Following his release from prison he continued to write poems and lyrics and became known as the Brixton Bard. Alex's first novel, Brixton Rock, was published to critical acclaim in 1999. Five more novels, East of Acre Lane, The Seven Sisters, Island Songs, Checkers and The Dirty South followed, all highly praised. His books are on school reading lists and Alex takes part in Black History Month every year, working with Booktrust and the Children's Discovery Centre to promote reading. He is representing English PEN, and tours the country with his one-man show, Uprising. He teaches in various places, including Lambeth College, holds workshops in prisons and is frequently invited to schools to speak to students, inspiring a passion for literature with his own story. He was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for services to literature in 2008. A favourite of reading groups and libraries, he is the UK's most read Black British author. He is working on a non-fiction book about Black Britain and on Young Adult novels.

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