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      The Harder They Come

      by Michael Thelwell
      Published
      Apr 1980
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      399
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      Like the acclaimed film of the same title, this lyrical, lilting, densely textured novel is based on the exploits of the legendary Jamaican folk hero and reggae star Rhygin. With passion and precision, Michael Thelwell recounts Rhygin’s journey from a morally coherent rural universe to the teeming, predatory slums of Kingston, his rebellion against the poverty and corruption of postcolonial Jamaica, his blazing, simultaneous rise to the top of the charts and the Most Wanted list.

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      First Edition Apr 1980 Random House ISBN13 9780394175997 ISBN10 0394175999
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      Jan 1994 Grove Press ISBN13 9780802131386 ISBN10 0802131387
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      Jan 1980 Random House ISBN13 9780394508627 ISBN10 0394508629
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