Monster: the autobiography of an L.A. gang member
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New York : Grove Press, 1993.
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xv, 383 pages ; 20 cm
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The classic memoir of life as a Crip, written in solitary confinement: "A shockingly raw, frightening portrait of gang life in South Central Los Angeles." —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
After pumping eight blasts from a sawed-off shotgun at a group of rival gang members, twelve-year-old Kody Scott was initiated into the L.A. gang the Crips. He quickly matured into one of the most formidable Crip combat soldiers, earning the name "Monster" for committing acts of brutal violence that repulsed even his fellow gang members.
When the inevitable jail term confined him to a maximum-security cell, a complete political and personal transformation followed: from Monster to Sanyika Shakur, black nationalist, member of the New Afrikan Independence Movement, and crusader against the causes of gangsterism. In a work that has been compared to The Autobiography of Malcolm X and Eldridge Cleaver's Soul on Ice, Shakur makes palpable the despair and decay of America's inner cities and gives eloquent voice to one aspect of the black ghetto experience.
After pumping eight blasts from a sawed-off shotgun at a group of rival gang members, twelve-year-old Kody Scott was initiated into the L.A. gang the Crips. He quickly matured into one of the most formidable Crip combat soldiers, earning the name "Monster" for committing acts of brutal violence that repulsed even his fellow gang members.
When the inevitable jail term confined him to a maximum-security cell, a complete political and personal transformation followed: from Monster to Sanyika Shakur, black nationalist, member of the New Afrikan Independence Movement, and crusader against the causes of gangsterism. In a work that has been compared to The Autobiography of Malcolm X and Eldridge Cleaver's Soul on Ice, Shakur makes palpable the despair and decay of America's inner cities and gives eloquent voice to one aspect of the black ghetto experience.
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Book
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1st Grove Press ed.
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English
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9780802141446 :, 0802141447 :, 0140232257 :, 0871135353 :
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APA Citation (style guide)
Shakur, S. (1993). Monster: the autobiography of an L.A. gang member. 1st Grove Press ed. New York, Grove Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Shakur, Sanyika, 1963-2021. 1993. Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member. New York, Grove Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Shakur, Sanyika, 1963-2021, Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member. New York, Grove Press, 1993.
MLA Citation (style guide)Shakur, Sanyika. Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member. 1st Grove Press ed. New York, Grove Press, 1993.
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