Twelve Bar Blues

Patrick Neate (born 1970) is a British novelist, journalist, poet, screenwriter, and podcaster whose works explore themes of identity, culture, and music across diverse settings.com. His most notable works include the award-winning novels Musungu Jim (Betty Trask Award, 2000), Twelve Bar Blues (Whitbread Novel Award, 2001), and City of Tiny Lights (filmed in 2016), as well as the non-fiction Where You're At (NBCC Award for Criticism, 2005).