Human Punk

John King

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Vintage
15 June 2001

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

A rich and passionate novel about the glory days of punk and reggae in London's satellite towns.

For fifteen-year-old Martin, growing up in Slough, the summer of 1977 means punk rock, reggae music, disco girls, stolen cars, social-club lager, cut-throat Teds and a job picking cherries with the gypsies. Life is sweet - until he is beaten up and thrown in the Grand Union Canal with his best mate Smiles.

Fast forward to 1988, and Joe is traveling home on the Trans-Siberian express after three years working in a Hong Kong bar, remembering the highs and lows of the intervening years as he comes to terms with catastrophe.

Fast forward to 2000, and Joe is sitting pretty - earning a living as a DJ, selling records and fight tickets. Life is sweet again - until a face from the past forces him to re-live that night in 1977 and deal with the fall-out.

By: John King
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 245g
ISBN: 9780099283164
ISBN 10: 0099283166
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 15 June 2001
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John King is the author of many novels, including The Football Factory, Headhunters, England Away, Human Punk and White Trash.

Reviews for Human Punk

In its ambition and exuberance, Human Punk is a league ahead of much contemporary English fiction. - New Statesman <br> King's eye for detail is as sharp as his characters' tongues, and his creations are eminently three-dimensional: insightful and funny one minute, bigoted and ******-up the next. - The Face <br> Unique and brutal fiction...King is a master of idiom and street slang. - The Times <br> King's most accomplished and compelling story to date. -- Esquire

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