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Luath Press

FORMAT: Paperback
ISBN: 9781912147038
RRP: £7.99
PAGES: 224
PUBLICATION DATE: September 1, 2017

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Poverty Safari

By (author) Darren McGarvey

An autobiographical account of Darren McGarvey, aka the Scottish hiphop artist Loki’s, childhood in a working class area in Scotland. He writesabout his native Glasgow and the estate he grew up on, and theexperiences he had. The book is partly a social commentary on youth inrundown areas in Scotland. Through his eyes we see a family life marredby poverty, abuse and addiction.

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Darren McGarvey

Darren McGarvey, better known by the stage name Loki, is aScottish rapper and hip hop recording artist, who has maderegular media appearances on BBC Scotland and STV as a socialcommentator. Through his music and writing, McGarvey haslooked at deprivation and expressed his belief in theimportance of community and social responsibility.

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