The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins
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The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins is a true-crime biography by John Pearson that chronicles the criminal careers and eventual downfall of London gangster twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
biography
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book ⓘ true-crime book ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | The Krays: The Final Word NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | John Pearson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronicles |
criminal careers of the Kray twins
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downfall of the Kray twins ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coversEvent |
arrest of the Kray twins
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convictions of the Kray twins ⓘ trials of the Kray twins ⓘ |
| criticalReception | well received as a definitive account of the Krays ⓘ |
| depicts | British gangster culture ⓘ |
| focusesOn | East End of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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true crime ⓘ |
| hasIsbn | 000211178X ⓘ |
| hasOclcNumber | 650199 ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Cult of Violence: The Untold Story of the Krays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | later works about the Kray twins ⓘ |
| literaryForm | narrative nonfiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Kray twins
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Reggie Kray NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronnie Kray NERFINISHED ⓘ organized crime in London ⓘ |
| marketedAs | true-crime biography ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| nonfiction | true ⓘ |
| notableAspect | use of interviews and firsthand accounts ⓘ |
| notableFor | detailed account of the Kray twins’ criminal empire ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
interaction between the Kray twins and British establishment
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relationship between Ronnie and Reggie Kray ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| subjectCrimeType |
extortion
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murder ⓘ racketeering ⓘ |
| subjectLegalOutcome | imprisonment of the Kray twins ⓘ |
| subjectOccupationDescribed | gangsters ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ |
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