In this harrowing debut, Shell mixes the syncopated language of the streets with poetry from the heart to take the reader deep into the horrifying, mesmerizing world of Cornelius Washington, Jr., a 40-year-old crack addict trapped in a life that's dominated by drugs. "A powerhouse."--Maya Angelou.
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paperback. Condition: Very Good in Wrappers. No Jacket. First Edition. London. 1993. Flamingo/Harper Collins. 1st British Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0006546331. Paperback Original. 268 pages. paperback. Cover: Bill Robinson. keywords: African American Literature America. DESCRIPTION - This extraordinary, immensely powerful debut novel takes the form of a diary written by Cornelius Washington, Jr. - a forty-four-year-old crack addict. The diary, a passionate and gripping stream-of-consciousness confession, captures the harsh realities of Cornelius's grim present and his vivid memories of the exuberance and turmoil of his earlier life. The product of a strict and loving upwardly mobile middle-class family, Cornelius excelled in school and went to Columbia on full scholarship. Opportunity was rife for this bright, ambitious young black man, and for a time he seized it, personally and professionally. For years he dabbled with drugs, but always just for fun, until, sometime in his thirties, a friend in the music business introduced him to crack. Shell's searingly authentic account of a man's self-conscious but helpless submission to addiction documents a tragic contemporary phenomenon. As we follow, mesmerized, Cornelius's path toward the fate he most fears - becoming what he calls a 'Vampire-Zombie,' one of the lost, dead souls at the end of the addiction line - we experience not only the horrors of an addict's life but a compelling and often uplifting story of human love and loss. In this harrowing debut, Shell mixes the syncopated language of the streets with poetry from the heart to take the reader deep into the horrifying, mesmerizing world of Cornelius Washington, Jr., a 40-year-old crack addict trapped in a life that's dominated by drugs. 'A powerhouse.' - Maya Angelou. inventory #33242. Seller Inventory # z33242
Seller: Hamelyn, Madrid, M, Spain
Condition: Muy bueno. : En esta desgarradora novela, Ray Shell mezcla el lenguaje sincopado de las calles con la poesía del corazón para llevar al lector al mundo horripilante y fascinante de Cornelius Washington Jr., un adicto al crack de 40 años atrapado en una vida dominada por las drogas. La novela, en forma de diario, captura las duras realidades del presente de Cornelius y sus vívidos recuerdos de la exuberancia y la agitación de su vida anterior. Una historia conmovedora sobre la adicción, el amor y la pérdida. EAN: 9780006546337 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: Iced Autor: Ray Shell Editorial: Flamingo Idioma: en Páginas: 256 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2026-03-25-7bfca562
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