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Some Kind of Black: Winner of the Saga Prize 1995 - Softcover

Adebayo, Diran

 
9780349108728: Some Kind of Black: Winner of the Saga Prize 1995
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0349108722 ISBN 13: 9780349108728
Verlag: Abacus, 1997

Inhaltsangabe

Winner: Betty Trask Award, 1996; Authors' Club's 'Best First Novel' Award, 1996; The Writers Guild's New Writer of the Year, 1996
Longlisted, Booker Prize

'A gloriously capable and confident writer...Some Kind of Black is thoughtful, witty and moving...it is refreshing to read something so extrovert and alert...I urge you to read it' The Times

'Has the rare, incandescent energy of a story that's never been told. A classic coming-of-age tale...marks the debut of a serious talent' GQ

'It is difficult to discuss the book without talking in terms of its uniqueness - and without resorting to superlatives...a tremendously rich, subtle and nuanced read' The Scotsman

A coming of age story about Dele, a young student, and his sister Dapo whp glide through love, politics and violence; Diran Adebayo's debut is funny, street-smart fiction which puts language through hoops to create an exhilarating odyssey through the London scene.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Diran Adebayo grew up and lives in London. After studying law at Oxford he worked in journalism and broadcasting. His acclaimed first novel, Some Kind of Black, won a number of awards including the 1995 Saga Prize and a Betty Trask Award. His second nove,l My Once Upon a Time, received massive critical acclaim. He has since written drama for radio and television and is working on his third novel.

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Verlag
Abacus
Erscheinungsdatum
1997
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0349108722
ISBN 13 
9780349108728
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
256
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