Yardie by Victor Headley
A young Jamaican man raised in Kingston's violent streets escapes to London but finds himself pulled into the transatlantic cocaine trade and the city's brutal underworld; when his brother is killed, he becomes a cold, determined avenger, navigating loyalties, betrayal and the clash between Caribbean culture and Britpop-era grime. The novella is a fast, gritty portrait of immigrant life, gang politics and the corrosive effects of revenge, told in punchy, streetwise language that captures reggae-infused rhythms and the moral costs of crime.
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- Published
- 1992
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- British
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- Original Language
- English
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