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Pigeon English
''Pigeon English'' is the debut novel by English author Stephen Kelman. It is told from the point of view of Harrison Opoku, an eleven-year-old Ghanaian immigrant living on a tough London estate. It was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2011.
==Plot==
The novel begins with the death of a young boy on the fictional Dell Farm estate in an unspecified area of London. Harri Opoku, a recent Ghanaian immigrant living with his mother and sister, becomes an amateur detective and tries to solve the murder. His experiences also illustrate the problems of gang warfare, immigration to the United Kingdom and poverty. As well as investigating the murder with his best friend, Dean, Harri shares with the reader his thoughts, impressions and experiences of growing up in an environment beset with pressures and threats, and the novel explores his valiant attempts to remain good despite the corrupting forces around him. It is a coming-of-age story told from an outsider perspective, and through Harri's innocent eyes an exuberent portrait is painted of life in modern-day multi-cultural Britain.
The book was partially inspired by the murder of Damilola Taylor on a Peckham estate in 2000,〔http://www.standard.co.uk/arts/book/stephen-kelman-i-feel-that-ive-gatecrashed-the-booker-prize-shortlist-6440986.html〕 as well as by the author's own experiences of growing up on a council estate.
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