Lovedwe are made of diamond stuff was a really impactful book that was only about 100 pages long and primarily dealt with institutionalized racism xenophobia
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We Are Made Of Diamond Stuff (2019)
Creators: Loved We Are Made Of Diamond Stuff is an innovative and critically British novel, taking issue with the dream of national belonging. Set on the Isle of Wight, a small island off the south coast of England, it collides literary aesthetics with contemporary working class cultures and attitudes (B.S. Johnson and Reebok classics), works with themes of empire, embodiment and resistance, and interrogates autobiographical material including the queer migrant experience.
- ISBN:
- 9781913512088
- Length:
- 113 pages
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