Sufferah : the memoir of a Brixton reggae-head
Wheatle, Alex, 1963-2024
Book
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, 2024.
Collation:
272 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Akashic Books, 2023.
ISBN:
9781529428452 (pbk)
Dewey class:
362.733092
Language:
English
Subject:
Wheatle, Alex, 1963-Wheatle, Alex, 1963- -- Childhood and youthFoster children -- Great Britain -- BiographyAbused children -- Great Britain -- BiographyAuthors, English -- 20th century -- BiographyReggae music -- England -- London -- History and criticismBrixton (London, England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
BRN:
3769846