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Patrick Neate was born in South London, and now divides his time between London and Southern Africa. He is a respected novelist, critic, scriptwriter and poet and is founder of literary event, Book Slam.
Dec 6, 2008 · Jukebox sommelier. Patrick Neate on a literary freestyler with brio to burn. Patrick Neate. Fri 5 Dec 2008 19.01 EST. N ot so long ago, hip-hop was the first musical genre since jazz whose ...
Neate and Platt bring a deeply curious outsider’s perspective to Rio, and the book moves easily from cocktails on elite balconies to government offices to the dangerous favela streets. … [They] tackle complex political issues without it ever feeling like they’re delivering a lecture, partly because they weave in the voices of people involved.”
Twelve Bar Blues. Patrick Neate. Grove Press, 2001 - Fiction - 400 pages. Winner of the prestigious Whitbread Novel Award, Twelve Bar Blues is an epic tale of fate and family, jazz and juju that spans three continents and two centuries to tell a story of enduring roots and indelible love. At its heart is Lick Holden, a talented but tormented ...
Patrick Neate is the author of seven novels, including Twelve Bar Blues, which won the Whitbread (now Costa) Novel Award, and two books of non-fiction, including Where You’re At, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism.
Jul 20, 2009 · Jerusalem is the final part in Patrick Neate’s notional trilogy (the first two loosely connected books were Musungu Jim and Twelve Bar Blues).His stated theme is British colonialism in Africa ...
Jul 4, 2002 · Twelve Bar Blues. Paperback – International Edition, 4 July 2002. by Patrick Neate (Author) 4.3 72 ratings. See all formats and editions. Spanning three continents and two centuries, Twelve Bar Blues is an epic tale of fate, family, friendship and jazz. At its heart is Lick Holden, a young jazz musician, who sets New Orleans on fire with his ...
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