The Demented Dance by Mounsi

The Demented Dance

Mounsi

If you can handle exposure to the savage and depraved elements of human existence then this book will take you there. A powerful read which sucks you into the underbelly of France's inner cities as experienced by a young immigrant of Algerian descent. Don't be put off by the semi-philosophical musings at the beginning the action soon kicks in.

Extract
Life was left outside. I felt I'd been inside for an eternity. In the broken mirror, I saw myself as if from a distance of a thousand miles. In the end, the environment rubs off on you; I was rotting away. Winter was the worst, because of the damp and mould, my skin was saturated with the smell.
Parallels
  • The Outsiders by S E Hinton
  • A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
  • Brown Boys in Chocolate by Paul Southern
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Violence
Explicit sexual content