Alex Wheatle
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This article is about the novelist. For the 2020 film, see Alex Wheatle (film).
Alex Alphonso Wheatle MBE (born 3 January 1963)[1] is a British novelist, who was sentenced to a term of imprisonment after the 1981 Brixton riot in London.[2]
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Born | Alex Alphonso Wheatle (1963-01-03) 3 January 1963 (age 61) London, United Kingdom |
Pen name | The Brixton Bard |
Occupation | Novelist |
Language | English |
Alma mater | Shirley Oaks Children's Home |
Literary movement | Black British literature |
Notable works | Brixton Rock (1999) Crongton Knights (2016) Cane Warriors (2020) |
Notable awards | Guardian Children's Fiction Prize |
Children | 3 |
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