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Alex Wheatle
Alex Wheatle was born in 1963 to Jamaican parents living in London. He spent most of his childhood in a children's home, which he left at 14 to live in a hostel in Brixton. At 18, ...view moreAlex Wheatle was born in 1963 to Jamaican parents living in London. He spent most of his childhood in a children's home, which he left at 14 to live in a hostel in Brixton. At 18, he was involved in the Brixton uprising and went to prison for 3 months. On his release, he continued to perform as a DJ and MC under the name Yardman Irie, moving in the early '90s on to the performance poetry circuit as The Brixton Bard. His second novel, East of Acre Lane, won the London New Writers Award (2000).view less
Books by Alex Wheatle
Kerb-Stain Boys: The Crongton Broadway Robbery East of Acre Lane Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dirty South Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Humiliations of Welton Blake Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Audiobooks by Alex Wheatle
Island Songs Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Brenton Brown Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Humiliations of Welton Blake Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCane Warriors Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Liccle Bit Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsKemosha of the Caribbean Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Brixton Rock Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Straight Outta Crongton Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Liccle Bit Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Home Girl Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5