Sufferah : the memoir of a Brixton reggae-head
Wheatle, Alex, 1963-2023
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In this breathtaking memoir, acclaimed writer Alex Wheatle shows how music became his salvation through a childhood marred by abuse and his imprisonment as a young man protesting against systemic racism and police brutality.
Main title:
Sufferah : the memoir of a Brixton reggae-head / Alex Wheatle.
Author:
Wheatle, Alex, 1963-, author
Imprint:
London : Arcadia Books, 2023.
Collation:
272 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781529428421 (hbk)
Dewey class:
781.6460942165362.733092
LC class:
HV874.82.W52
Language:
English
Subject:
Wheatle, Alex, 1963- -- Childhood and youthReggae music -- England -- London -- History and criticismBrixton (London, England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th centuryWheatle, Alex, 1963-MusicFoster children -- Great Britain -- BiographyAbused children -- Great Britain -- BiographyAuthors, English -- 20th century -- BiographyBiography
BRN:
3416797