The Law of the Jungle - Tell, Jeremiah
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This is a work of fiction. All characters are the creation of the author; any attempt to relate them to any person or event is purely the doing of the reader. Names of places are used to give realism to the work. THE LAW OF THE JUNGLE is a lively commentary on life in the slums of Kingston, which captures the odd mixture of humor and violence that was part of everyday life. The drama unfolds as a conflict between two ghetto gangs during the early nineteen seventies. The peculiar imagery of the Kingston slums is cast against a background of violence, religion and politics as the gangs waged war…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
This is a work of fiction. All characters are the creation of the author; any attempt to relate them to any person or event is purely the doing of the reader. Names of places are used to give realism to the work. THE LAW OF THE JUNGLE is a lively commentary on life in the slums of Kingston, which captures the odd mixture of humor and violence that was part of everyday life. The drama unfolds as a conflict between two ghetto gangs during the early nineteen seventies. The peculiar imagery of the Kingston slums is cast against a background of violence, religion and politics as the gangs waged war in the city. The violence spun out of control when some politicians exploited it for personal benefit. Counter measures by the authorities proved ineffective in stopping the spread of disorder. The effort of the town's revivalist preacher to shield some of the neighborhood's youth from the carnage that engulfed the city proved mildly successful.
Autorenporträt
The author was born in St. Elizabeth and migrated to Kingston in 1953 at the age of fourteen. His eldest brother operated a grocery store in Jones Town, one of the city's slums, and he followed his other brothers who had taken up residence there. He spent the next decade living in Jones Town and Denham Town. The experience was a bittersweet treasure. He was able to experience the incredible activities of life in the Kingston slums, and though some of the memories were quite depressing others were humorous and sometimes educational. His contact with the ghetto continued while he attended the College of Arts Science and Technology in Kingston, where he graduated in Electrical Engineering. In 1969 he migrated to Canada and subsequently to the United States.