The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighbourhood

Name: The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighbourhood
Brand: Canongate Books Ltd
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By (author): David Simon Edward Burns

The notorious corner of West Fayette and Monroe Streets in Baltimore is a 24-hour open-air drug market that provides the economic fuel for a dying neighbourhood. Through the eyes of one broken family - two drug-addicted adults and their smart, vulnerable 15-year-old son, DeAndre McCollough - Simon and Burns examine the sinister realities of inner cities across the USA and unflinchingly assess why law enforcement policies, moral crusades and the welfare system have accomplished so little. See more

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Format: Paperback
Weight: 420g
Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
Publication Date: 04 Mar 2010
Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781847673183

About David SimonEdward Burns

David Simon''s Homicide won the Edgar and Anthony awards and became the basis for the NBC award-winning drama. Simon''s second book The Corner: A Year in the Life of An Inner-City Neighbourhood co-authored with Edward Burns was made into an Emmy-winning HBO miniseries. Simon is currently an executive producer and writer for HBO''s Peabody Award-winning series THE WIRE. He lives in Baltimore.A teacher in the Baltimore public school system Edward Burns retired after serving twenty years in the city police department. For much of that time he worked as a detective in the homicide unit.