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art against extremism
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Essex
extremism
far right
gaming
Hackney
Haggerston
Houellebecq
Islam
Islamism
Libertines
London
Monica Ali
Morrissey
Muslim
nationalism
Newbury Park
online
online extremism
online radicalisation
Pete Doherty
Peter Doherty
racism
radical
radicalisation
Shamsie
teenage boys
terrorism
The Smiths
trolls
vegan
West Ham
Product details
- ISBN 9781800819535
- Weight: 276g
- Dimensions: 128 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 10 Apr 2025
- Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 BETTY TRASK PRIZE
NOMINATED FOR THE 2025 GORDON BURN PRIZE
'A politically engaged, urgently plotted coming-of-age thriller with a wicked satirical streak' OBSERVER
'A brilliant dissection of race, identity, masculinity and extremism' MONICA ALI
'Riveting ... A blistering and prescient novel' FERDIA LENNON, author of Glorious Exploits
In an East London borough, two second-generation immigrants search for a sense of identity and belonging amid a wave of online radicalisation and extremism. College student David survives through music and multiplayer video games. Attacked by his classmates for the controversial on-stage comments of his musical idol Karl Williams, he retreats into an online world of far-right ideologies and toxic masculinity. Hassan, too, is alienated from his friends, who drink, smoke weed and mock his volunteer work at the local mosque. As the young men struggle to find a path through a hostile-seeming world, their fates become tragically, catastrophically intertwined.
Nicolas Padamsee grew up in Essex. He holds an MA and PhD in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia, and was selected as an Observer best debut novelist. He splits his time between Norwich and Upton Park, London.
