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A former baltimore sun crime reporter, david simon is the author of the book, the corner, and is also the creator of both the baltimorebased show, the wire 2002, and the inspiration behind the show, homicide. May 05, 2009 the corner by david simon and ed burns. This startling look at desperate, drugaddled innercity lives ranks as one of the grittiestand best. Which is what simon and burns give us in telling detail in the corner, a look at drug dealing on the streets of west baltimore, told from the point of view of the users and dealers themselves. Simon and burns spend 1995 in a baltimore neighborhood with an open drug market the corner. The crimeinfested intersection of west fayette and monroe. David simon and edward burns booklist david simon and edward burns message board. Simon collaborated on the teleplay with david mills, and noted actor charles s. As a reporter, i can only stand back and admire david simon and edward burns for an amazing piece of reportage. David simon, the author and creator of the tv series the wire, describes how let us now praise famous men by james agee and walker evans changed his work as a journalist. One of the fixed perceptions the authors challenge is the idea that those involved in the drug life have mainly themselves to blame that they freely.
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