Gil Scott-Heron

The Vulture

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Just who did kill John Lee and why?First published in 1970 and digging the rhythms of the street, where the biggest deal life has to offer is gettinghigh, The Vulture is a hip and fast-moving thriller. It relates the strange story of the murder of a teenage boy called John Lee - telling it in the words of four men who knew him when he was just another kid working after school, hanging out, waiting for something to happen.'A cleverly constructed murder mystery.' Daily Express'Respect for being able to recognise Gil Scott-Heron and for knowing that there was once something new invented under the sun.' Chuck D'[Gil Scott-Heron] has been committe… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-84767-883-6
EAN: 9781847678836
Produktnummer: 7883734
Verlag: Canongate Books Ltd
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Seitenangabe: 256 S.
Masse: H19.8 cm x B12.7 cm x D1.7 cm 190 g
Auflage: Main
Gewicht: 190
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

Gil Scott-Heron was born in Chicago. He has been opening eyes, minds and souls for over forty years. A highly influential and widely admired singer, proto-rapper, jazz pianist, published poet, novelist and socio-political commentator, Scott-Heron remains a unique and major figure in global music. With over twenty albums to his name, his politically charged output has won him an international following. His work illuminates a philosophy of life that holds human affection as well as political and artistic responsibility the underlying factors that inspire his writing.