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Biographical note
Alex Wheatle MBE was born in South London in 1963 and is an accomplished and award-winning author of more than a dozen books, including children's and young adult novels. The story of his teenage years was the basis of Steve McQueen's "Alex Wheatle" in the Small Axe series (December 2020), and he has written and performed a play about his life titled Uprising. His novels for adults include the Windrush classic Island Songs, as well as Brixton Rock, Brenton Brown, East of Acre Lane, and Home Boys. His books have been adapted for theatre, radio and film.<i>Brixton Rock</i> is a pacey document of teenage angst ... which is why the pockets of humour prove to be such a triumph. This is a debut which confirms its author is a pro in prose
The Times
The novel's real strength lies in the dialogue. Wheatle gives us a fascinating snapshot of Black English in the early eighties
Daily Telegraph
Sharp-edged and sardonically funny, Brixton Rock is Graham Greene for the hip-hop generation
- Barry Forshaw, Crime Time
A powerful debut ... a real page turner. The mystery and intrigue just keeps on coming as the suspense builds to an explosive ending
Big Issue
Alex Wheatle's <i>Brixton Rock </i>has initiated the debate on how it feels to be a mixed-race Briton
New Statesman
Alex Wheatle is the real deal; he writes with heart and authenticity, books that make you laugh and worry and cry and hold your breath. It's a pity there's only one of him.
- Kit de Waal,
Alex Wheatle is the real deal; he writes with heart and authenticity, books that make you laugh and worry and cry and hold your breath. It's a pity there's only one of him.
- Kit de Waal,