Uprising: As Portrayed on Small Axe, a Collection of Five Films - Couverture souple

Wheatle, Alex

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1908713100 ISBN 13 : 9781908713100

Editeur : Diffusion, 2017

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Alex Wheatle's first novel, Brixton Rock, was published to critical acclaim in 1999. Five more novels, East of Acre Lane, The Seven Sisiters, Island Songs, Checkers and The Dirty South followed, all highly praised. His most recent book, Liccle Bit, is his first for young adults and has been nominated for the 2016 Carnegie Medal. Alex takes part in Black History Month every year and works with Booktrust and the Children's Discovery Centre to promote reading. He represents English PEN. He teaches in various places, including Lambeth College, and holds workshops in prisons. He is frequently invited to schools to speak to students, inspiring in them with his own story and passion for literature. He also appears regularly on BBC1's The One Show and on radio. He was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for services to literature in 2008.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This gritty but inspiring true story of the award-winning author Alex Wheatle is written for emerging readers, particularly those who are offenders, disaffected or at risk. Alex had a tough start in life. He was abandoned by his family as a young child and grew up in a care home. After being expelled from school as a teenager, he was sent to live in a hostel in Brixton. There, Alex found music and friends but he also got mixed up in drugs and violence. When he was sent to prison for taking part in the Brixton Uprising, Alex's future seemed hopeless. But then something happened to change his life ...

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Diffusion
• Date d'édition: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1908713100
• ISBN 13: 9781908713100
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 64