RT Book
T1 Letters to Gil: a memoir
A1 Al Nasir, Malik 1966-
A2 Sissay, Lemn 1968-
LA English
PP London
PB William Collins
YR 2022
ED Paperback edition
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1816399264
AB "Born in Liverpool, Malik was taken into care at the age of nine after his seafaring father became paralysed. He would spend his adolescence in a system that proved violent, neglectful, exploitative, traumatising and mired in abuse. Aged eighteen, he emerged semi-literate, penniless with no connections or sense of where he was going - until a chance meeting with Gil Scott-Heron. Letters to Gil will tell the story of Malik's empowerment and awakening while mentored by Gil, from his introduction to the legacy of Black history to the development of his voice through poetry and music. Written with lyricism and power, it is a frank and moving memoir, highlighting how institutional racism can debilitate and disadvantage a child, as well as how mentoring, creativity, self-expression and solidarity helped him to uncover his potential."--Amazon.com
CN PR6114.A85
SN 9780008464479
K1 Al Nasir, Malik
K1 Scott-Heron, Gil : 1949-2011 : Friends and associates
K1 Scott-Heron, Gil
K1 Poets, English : 21st century : Biography
K1 Poets, Black : Great Britain : Biography
K1 Abused children : Great Britain : Biography
K1 Children : Institutional care : Great Britain
K1 Abused children
K1 Children ; Institutional care
K1 Friendship
K1 Poets, Black
K1 Poets, English
K1 Race Relations
K1 Autobiographies
K1 Biographies
K1 Great Britain : Race relations
K1 Great Britain
K1 Autobiography
K1 Biography
K1 Scott-Heron, Gil : 1949-2011 : Großbritannien : Pflegefamilie : Waisenhaus : Adoption : Gewalttätigkeit : Rassismus