Author | David Simon and Ed Burns |
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Language | English |
Genre | True crime |
Publisher | Broadway |
Publication date | September 2, 1997 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 560 pp |
ISBN | 0-7679-0030-8 (Hardcover first edition) |
OCLC | 36857674 |
364.1/77/097526 21 | |
LC Class | HV5833.B2 S55 1997 |
The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood is a 1997 book written by Baltimore Sun reporter David Simon and former Baltimore homicide detective Ed Burns. This book follows the lives of individuals who lived on the corner of Fayette Street and Monroe Street in West Baltimore over one year. It was named a Notable Book of the Year by The New York Times.[1]