At times brutal, at times strangely and sublimely elegant, Crackin' Up by The SwankMaster is a story of struggle, despair and, ultimately, hope. Set on the dark streets of the inner city, this gripping and timely novel demystifies a feared, despised, and maligned faction of society; it serves as an evocative portrait of crack addiction. Dialogued in street vernacular, The SwankMaster's literary voice, nonetheless, is necessary, contemptuous and facinating. In your face, walking the tightrope, he takes no prisoners as he catches you off your reading guard. Laced with his macabre humor, readers watch as Keela, Shank, and B-rye tumble headlong into the reality they live. It doesn't take long before confrontations with the police ensue. Shedding light on a dark corner of society, the author not only gives a voice to its people but shows you its reasons; and politics. No one grows up hoping to be a crack-head, but sometimes the inner city leaves very little option. Here's proof.

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• Literature & FictionWorld LiteratureUnited StatesBlack & African AmericanUrban

• Publication Date: February 5, 2013
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• Print Length: 173 Pages
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