Cover of Sonny's Blues

Sonny's Blues

Part of the Penguin 60s series, issued to celebrate 60 years of Penguin books. This collects "Sonny's Blues", "The Rockpile" and "Previous Condition", all taken from Going to Meet the Man (Penguin, 1991).

Audience
adult
Length
short · 88 pages

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