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Vauxhall
Gabriel Gbadamosi
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Description for Vauxhall
Paperback. Vauxhall is a tender and occasionally dark portrait of a child growing up and looking for his place in inner city London. A debut novel that is populated by a stunning aray of charcters, who bring to life the experience of growing up in this part of south London during the early 1970's. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342.
1970s London: Young Michael runs past the railway arches and terraces of Vauxhall. Reaching the street on which he lives, he witnesses a young girl fall from a window, her sari floating down behind her. Her lifeless body lies crumpled on the ground. This incident marks the beginning of a period in which Michael's life threatens to unravel. From his sister's taunts to a series of house fires, police harassment, his parents' crumbling marriage and the realisation that the council intends to clear out the 'slum' he calls home, he learns to navigate his way through an array of obstacles, ... Read more
1970s London: Young Michael runs past the railway arches and terraces of Vauxhall. Reaching the street on which he lives, he witnesses a young girl fall from a window, her sari floating down behind her. Her lifeless body lies crumpled on the ground. This incident marks the beginning of a period in which Michael's life threatens to unravel. From his sister's taunts to a series of house fires, police harassment, his parents' crumbling marriage and the realisation that the council intends to clear out the 'slum' he calls home, he learns to navigate his way through an array of obstacles, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Telegram Books
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
343g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846591464
SKU
V9781846591464
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Ref
99-15
About Gabriel Gbadamosi
Born in London, Gabriel Gbadamosi is an Irish-Nigerian poet, playwright and essayist. He was AHRC Creative and Performing Arts Fellow at the Pinter Centre, Goldsmiths, and a Judith E. Wilson Fellow for creative writing at Cambridge University. His plays include Shango, Hotel Orpheu and for radio The Long, Hot Summer of '76 (BBC Radio 3), which won the Richard Imison ... Read more
Reviews for Vauxhall
'An incredible and surprising pleasure to read' Fay Weldon, A Good Read BBC Radio Four 'Only a poet could have written Vauxhall - clean, swift and with flashes of lightning' Bonnie Greer 'A tenderly observed, fascinating portrait of a childhood in South London' Blake Morrison 'A remarkable achievement' Brian Chikwava, author of 'Harare North' 'A ... Read more