The Vulture
by Gil Scott-Heron
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'The Vulture' is a fast-moving thriller. It relates the strange story of the murder of a teenage boy called John Lee - telling it in the words of four men who knew him when he was just another kid working after school, hanging out, waiting for something to happen. Just who did kill John Lee and why?Tags
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Compelling reading and a great expose on life in New York in the late 60s/early 70s. The story concerns the murder of a low-level criminal and examines the individual, the crime and society in general from the point of view of various locals. the is This was written by Gil Scott-Heron when he was 19 and is an amazing first novel. The story really draws you in with its great characters and vivid description. The colloquial language can be a little hard to follow at times but hang in there. It's worth it.
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- Original title
- The vulture
- Original publication date
- 1970
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- Members
- 90
- Popularity
- 355,149
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (3.63)
- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 9
- ASINs
- 2
