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The Blocks

By Karl Parkinson

The Blocks

By Karl Parkinson

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The Blocks is a story of a ionary artist growing up in the inner city tower blocks of Dublin in the 80s, 90s and early 2000s, with drug dealers and addicts, stolen cars, fights, malign and benevolent spirits, prostitutes. A story of family, friends, bands and poetry. A story about the redemptive power of art and love, and the quest to break free from spiritual suffering. Karl Parkinson is a writer from inner-city Dublin. He is one of Ireland's most acclaimed live literature performers and has read by invitation at festivals and events in Ireland, the UK, the US and Canada. In 2013 Wurmpress published Karl's début poetry collection, Litany of the City and Other Poems, and his second poetry collection, Butterflies of a Bad Summer, was published by Salmon in 2016. The Blocks is his début novel.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
284
Release Date:
2016-07-01
Publication Date:
2016-07-01
Publisher:
New Binary Press
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
0993580300
Weight:
388 g
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