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Homicide :A Year On The Killing Streets - Canons
Homicide :A Year On The Killing Streets - Canons
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Published:
16 July, 2015
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Description
'A masterpiece' MARTIN AMIS
'The best book about homicide detectives by an American writer' NORMAN MAILER
Based on a year on the killing streets of Baltimore, David Simon's true crime masterpiece reveals a city few will ever experience. Day in day out citizens are shot, stabbed, or bludgeoned to death. At the centre of this hurricane of crime is the city's homicide unit, a small brotherhood of men who fight for whatever justice is possible in a deadly world.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781782116301 |
| ISBN10 | 1782116303 |
| Number Of Pages | 672 |
| Item Weight | 484 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 198 x 37 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Canongate Books |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | Main - Canons Edition |
Media Reviews
A masterpiece . . . Simon has exceptional literary gifts of eye and ear. Few novelists have written so well about the corrosiveness of the modern American city -- MARTIN AMIS
David Simon has single-handedly raised the bar for writing about crime, crime-fighting and the messy and imprecise business of justice to new and nearly unreachable levels . . . a work of tremendous ambition which made everything in the genre to follow irrelevant -- ANTHONY BOURDAIN
True genius * * Sunday Times * *
A hard-nosed classic * * GQ * *
An extraordinary book * * Guardian * *
Brilliant . . . desolate, sharp, poetic and passionate * * Financial Times * *
The best book about homicide detectives by an American writer -- NORMAN MAILER
A staggering work that is almost impossible to put down . . . a gripping depiction of America's culture of violence . . . Simon conjures up his subjects' individual personalities in three-dimensional detail. The detectives leap off these pages . . . A raw, revelatory and utterly real account of life and death in Baltimore * * Metro * *
The real delight is the discovery of Simon's perfect ear for dialogue; his masterful construction and pacing; and his empathy for his occasionally brutal but nevertheless inspirational subjects * * Observer * *
Simon does an extraordinary job of getting under the skin and into the minds of the police officers * * New York Times Book Review * *
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Author's Bio
David Simon is an author, journalist, producer and script writer and is best known as the creator of HBO's Peabody Award-winning series The Wire. His first book, the international bestseller Homicide, won the Edgar Award and the Anthony Award and became the basis for the NBC award-winning drama. His second book, The Corner: A Year in the Life of An Inner-City Neighbourhood, co-authored with Edward Burns, was made into an Emmy-winning HBO miniseries. Simon also co-created the HBO series Generation Kill with Ed Burns, Treme with Eric Overmyer and We Own This City with Ed Burns and George Pelecanos. He lives in Baltimore.