Background and discussion points for Gabriel Krauze’s confrontational and relentlessly intense debut novel
Who They Was
Written by Gabriel Krauze
- Longlisted
- The Booker Prize 2020
- Published by 4th Estate
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An urgent and electrifying work of autofiction from Gabriel Krauze, the first-hand account of a young man who has lived a life of violent crime
Gabriel came of age among the high rises and back streets of South Kilburn. He was not an observer on the periphery of violence. He was - personally - heavily involved in gangs, drugs, guns, stabbing and robbery - all while completing an English degree at Queen Mary College, London. Who They Was comes directly from that experience and, as such, is confrontational, exhilarating, morally complex and utterly unique.
Gabriel Krauze
Gabriel Krauze was longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2020. He grew up in London in a Polish family. Who They Was is his debut novel
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