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Another Kind of Concrete by Koushik Banerjea
Hard realities of 1970s racism explored in outstanding debut novel

IN THE 1970s, when concrete was king, the people of Britain had a brutalist streak to match.

While these days the taking of offence is virtually a national sport, back then there was little need to search for insult. Abuse, in its multiple forms, came straight to your face — and often with a slap for good measure.

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