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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Sanyika ShakurPublisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press Imprint: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press Edition: Main Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.359kg ISBN: 9781611854282ISBN 10: 1611854288 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 01 September 2022 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews'The story of one man's painful spiritual journey from violence toward transcendence . . .attests not only to Shakur's journalistic eye for observation, but also to his novelistic skillsas a storyteller, an ear for street language that is as perfectly pitched as Richard Price's, afeeling for character and status potentially as rich as Tom Wolfe's. This is a startling andgalvanic book.' - Michiko Kakutani, New York Times 'Unquestionably one of the most disturbingly authentic triumphs of the human spiritever executed in print.' - Los Angeles Times '[An] electrifying life story: an angry, stunningly violent odyssey through gang warfareand prison to redemption.' - Kirkus Reviews 'A compelling and frightening, bizarre, yet insightful insider's look at the society thatspawned gangs and the gang's violent retaliation within it.' - Quarterly Black Review of Books The story of one man's painful spiritual journey from violence toward transcendence . . . attests not only to Shakur's journalistic eye for observation, but also to his novelistic skills as a storyteller, an ear for street language that is as perfectly pitched as Richard Price's, a feeling for character and status potentially as rich as Tom Wolfe's. This is a startling and galvanic book. -- Michiko Kakutani * New York Times * Unquestionably one of the most disturbingly authentic triumphs of the human spirit ever executed in print. * Los Angeles Times * [An] electrifying life story: an angry, stunningly violent odyssey through gang warfare and prison to redemption. * Kirkus Reviews * A compelling and frightening, bizarre, yet insightful insider's look at the society that spawned gangs and the gang's violent retaliation within it. * Quarterly Black Review of Books * Author InformationSanyika Shakur, aka Kody Scott, was born in 1963 and grew up in South Central LosAngeles. He was the author of Monster and T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E. He died in June 2021. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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