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1978•210 pages•Published•GER•User Reviews

The Basketball diaries

3.9/ 5
8 ratings

About This Book

The Basketball Diaries is a 1978 memoir written by author and musician Jim Carroll. It is an edited collection of the diaries he kept between the ages of twelve and sixteen. The original classic story about growing up with drugs and sex and about learning to survive on the streets of New York--once again in print. An urban classic of coming of age.

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Book Details

First Published

1978

Pages

210 pages

Rating

3.9 / 5

Ratings

8

Editions

10

Publisher

Penguin Books

Language

GER, ENG

Status

Published

The People Behind The Book

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