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City of Spades
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Wikipedia article
' 'City of Spades' ' is a novel written by Colin MacInnes published in 1957 and the first book in what is described as MacInness "London Trilogy", the other two titles being 'Absolute Beginners' (1959) and 'Mr Love & Justice' (1960). Following the adventures of Johnny Fortune, a recently arrived Nigerian immigrant, the novel bears witness to the emergent black culture in London in the late 1950s.
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Category:1957 novels
Category:Fiction set in the 1950s
Category:Novels set in London
Category:Novels by Colin MacInnes
Category:MacGibbon & Kee books
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