No Mean City

No Mean City
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 323
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ISBN-10 : 9780552075831
ISBN-13 : 0552075833
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Book Synopsis No Mean City by : Alexander McArthur

Download or read book No Mean City written by Alexander McArthur and published by Random House. This book was released on 1984 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No book is more associated with the city of Glasgow than No Mean City. First published in 1935, it is the story of Johnnie Stark, son of a violent father and a downtrodden mother, the 'Razor King' of Glasgow's pre-war slum underworld, the Gorbals. The savage, near-truth descriptions, the raw character portrayals, bring to life a story that is fascinating, authentic and convincing.


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