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| Author:
| Jasper, Kenji |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84243-040-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2001 |
| Publisher: | Oldcastle Books, Limited
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| Imprint: | No Exit Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $18.95 |
Book Description:
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Drugs, murder and life in the ghetto all feature,in this haunting portrait of an urban generationshadowed and often erased by violence. Centre,stage is the 19 year old Thai. On the one hand he,has a steady job but, he's also running with a,neighbourhood gang. When, in a haze of jealousyhe kills another man, he is forced to go on the,run and in the weeks that follow he discovers,aspects of life that he never dreamed of in his,narrow ghetto existence.,""Kenji Jasper has written a work of...
More DescriptionDrugs, murder and life in the ghetto all feature,in this haunting portrait of an urban generationshadowed and often erased by violence. Centre,stage is the 19 year old Thai. On the one hand he,has a steady job but, he's also running with a,neighbourhood gang. When, in a haze of jealousyhe kills another man, he is forced to go on the,run and in the weeks that follow he discovers,aspects of life that he never dreamed of in his,narrow ghetto existence.,""Kenji Jasper has written a work of fiction so,real that it scares me"" - E Lynn Harris