The Wire: Truth be Told - Softcover

Simon, David; Alvarez, Rafael

3.84

1,305 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847675999 ISBN 13: 9781847675996

Publisher: Canongate Books, 2010

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THE WIRE is one of the most critically acclaimed drama series in the history of television. Over its five seasons it built up a rich and layered portrait of Baltimore: its hardened police force, its corner boys, its dock workers and its politicians. The Wire: Truth Be Told brings the reader inside this world: packed with photographs and featuring an introduction by David Simon, it covers all five seasons in glorious detail.

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Review:

Episode guides often let you down by being just that: a book of plot synopses. True to The Wire's unsurpassed quality, this 'episode guide' has the synopses muscling for space with essays from the likes of George Pelecanos and a Nick Hornby interview with creator David Simon. Essential stuff.

" (Empire)

"This comprehensive and inspired series guide is a revelatory insight into the courage, determination and skill that went into making the series. With contributions from the authors and screenwriters, it's a fascinating look at both the fractured nature of modern society and how you go about depicting that on screen." (Big Issue)

"Not the usual coffee-table photo book, but something substantial, complex, honest, challenging, revealing, funny and also unprecedented, unique - a book, in other words, worthy of THE WIRE." (Tony Kushner)

"Rafael, writer on all five series, has produced a companion work that does justice to the original and reveals the depth of its authenticity." (Waterstones Books Quarterly)

"One of the greatest works of television of all time." (Independent)

"You either love THE WIRE, or haven't seen it." (Guardian)

"A vital part of the television landscape." (New York Times)

"THE WIRE, like its underfunded, workaday cops, just plugged away until it outshone everything else on TV." (Time)

Book Description:

Behind the scenes and onto the streets with one of the most acclaimed series of all time

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