- Fiction, Political fiction, Trinidadian and Tobagonian (English), Race relations, Fiction, general
A novel of Trinidad featuring Alford George, the son of a poor farm worker who rises above his class through sheer perseverance. He learns to speak properly by listening to broadcasts from England, studies hard to become a teacher, then turns activist to improve the educational system. That sends him into politics. By the author of The Wine of Astonishment.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and prestige.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- sparerichly built
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About the book
- Author
- Earl Lovelace
- First published
- 1996
- Pages
- 260
- Publisher
- Persea Books, George Braziller, Faber & Faber
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780571192946
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Trinidad and Tobago novelist, journalist, playwright, and short story writer.
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