January 2018 - DJ Wez G

January 23, 2018 wezg

Review: Narrating Narcos: Culiacán and Medellín – by Gabriela Polit Dueñas

The author is exploring the impact of local culture on the artistic output of Narcoculture in the form of literature and art in two specific par excellence Narco cities in Latin America. We are introduced to the Culichis of Culiacán

January 23, 2018 wezg

Review: Narrating Narcos: Culiacán and Medellín – by Gabriela Polit Dueñas

January 22, 2018 wezg

Review: Narcocorrido: A Journey into the Music of Drugs, Guns, and Guerrillas – by Elijah Wald

Whilst planning to do a university translation dissertation on some aspect of narcoculture I was drawn to this work (in English – also simultaneously released bilingually with a Spanish version) by American author and folk musician, Elijah Wald. Having been

January 22, 2018 wezg

Review: Narcocorrido: A Journey into the Music of Drugs, Guns, and Guerrillas – by Elijah Wald

January 19, 2018 wezg

Review: MI6 – Fifty Years of Special Operations – by Stephen Dorril

This detailed 800 page book covers fifty years of MI6, the UK’s foreign espionage service. From relatively humble beginnings during the second world war, MI6 grew to become a leading foe of Soviet Russia and its notorious KGB. The book

January 14, 2018 wezg

Review: Asylum – by Eric Ngalle Charles

This is a play / docudrama written by my Cameroonian asylum-seeker friend. The drama tracks the progress of migrants and asylum seekers as they set themselves up in Wales. One feels the struggle to cope with the system without speaking

January 14, 2018 wezg

Review: King Of Clubs – The Eddie Fewtrell Story – by Eddie Fewtrell and Shirley Thompson

I worked a lot in Birmingham nightclubs during the 1990s and 2000s. I thought I would investigate the history of clubs in the UK’s second city and Eddie Fewtrell, who began in the nightclub industry during the 1950s, has clearly

January 14, 2018 wezg

Review: The Last Gangster – My Final Confession – by Charlie Richardson

Charlie Richardson was an important figure in the London Underworld during the 1960s. The Krays often overshadow The Richardsons in terms of their notoriety as London gangsters but, as is clear from the revelations in this book, The Richardson family

January 13, 2018 wezg

Review: Fiesta en la Madriguera – by Juan Pablo Villalobos

This is a narconovela, a Spanish language work of fiction set in the narco world of drug trafficking. The young Mexican author, Juan Pablo Villalobos presents ‘ Party in the Rabbit Burrow’, a short, fast-moving look at life behind the

January 13, 2018 wezg

Review: Fiesta en la Madriguera – by Juan Pablo Villalobos

January 12, 2018 wezg

Review: Memoirs of a Revolutionary – by Victor Serge

This is one of the most remarkable books I have ever read, a first witness account of some of the most important world events of the first half of the twentieth century, a rich period for revolutionary events and the

January 4, 2018 wezg

Review: Fragile Empire – How Russia Fell In and Out of Love with Vladimir Putin – by Ben Judah

This is a very well researched study of Russia under Vladimir Putin. Always concerned with the political angle of this modern day Tsar, Judah studies the rise of Putin from a relatively unflattering career in the FSB through to him

January 4, 2018 wezg

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Month: January 2018

Review: Narrating Narcos: Culiacán and Medellín – by Gabriela Polit Dueñas

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Review: Narcocorrido: A Journey into the Music of Drugs, Guns, and Guerrillas – by Elijah Wald

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Review: MI6 – Fifty Years of Special Operations – by Stephen Dorril

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Review: Asylum – by Eric Ngalle Charles

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Review: King Of Clubs – The Eddie Fewtrell Story – by Eddie Fewtrell and Shirley Thompson

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Review: The Last Gangster – My Final Confession – by Charlie Richardson

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Review: Memoirs of a Revolutionary – by Victor Serge

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