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The Corner : A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighbourhood - David Simon

The Corner

A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighbourhood

By: David Simon, Edward Burns

Paperback | 6 October 2022

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A devastating portrait of the American drugs war, from the creators of The Wire. 'Mind-blowing . . . less a book, more a way of life' - The Times

The notorious corner of West Fayette and Monroe Streets in Baltimore is a 24-hour open-air drug market that provides the economic fuel for a dying neighbourhood. Through the eyes of one broken family - two drug-addicted adults and their smart, vulnerable fifteen-year-old son, DeAndre McCollough - Simon and Burns examine the sinister realities of inner cities across the USA and unflinchingly assess why law enforcement policies, moral crusades and the welfare system have accomplished so little.
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'A staggering depiction of broken urban hearts of America . . . This is reportage of the highest order' - Irish Times

'If The Wire has given you Baltimore fever, read this chunky, streetwise, drug-littered piece of reportage by the hard-hitting show's creators' - The Times

'An amazingly clear-sighted yet sympathetic portrait of the American underclass' - Daily Telegraph

'As thrilling and intense as any psycho-drama . . . this engrossing slice of social journalism is a tour de force that manages to humanise its subjects without exploiting them' - Big Issue

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