by Melvin Burgess · tapa dura · ISBN 9788448303433
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Yonqui is a novel by Melvin Burgess that tells the story of two young runaways in Bristol, England, who find a home with anarchists and become involved in vandalism, shoplifting, and prostitution to support their growing addiction to heroin. The novel explores themes of addiction, friendship, and survival in a marginal urban environment.
Melvin Burgess is a British writer of children's fiction. He became famous in 1996 with the publication of Junk, about heroin-addicted teenagers on the streets of Bristol. In Britain, Junk became one of the best-known young adult books of the decade. Burgess won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British author. For the 10th anniversary in 2007 it was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works, selected by a panel to compose the ballot for a public election of the all-time favourite.
