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While Gods are Falling

Name: While Gods are Falling
Brand: Peepal Tree Press Ltd
SKU: 9781845231484
Price: 48.77 PLN
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Autor: Earl Lovelace

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Oprawa: Miękka

Wydawca: Peepal Tree Press Ltd

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Exposing the political and cultural failure to address the challenges of postcolonial Trinidad, this...

Informacje o książce

Autor

Earl Lovelace

Język

Angielski

Oprawa

Książka - Miękka

Data wydania

2011

strony

260

EAN

9781845231484

ISBN

9781845231484

Enbook ID

06255114

Wydawca

Peepal Tree Press Ltd

Waga

312

Wymiary

137 x 207 x 21

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Exposing the political and cultural failure to address the challenges of postcolonial Trinidad, this insightful novel portrays a world where the working man must face the crime and violence that is destroying the social body. Walter Castle is dissatisfied with his regular job in the Laventille slum in Port of Spain. As the prospect of promotion is bleak and crime and lawless youth become insupportable, he dreams of going back to the village community he grew up in. Unfortunately, the force of nostalgia is not supported by actual memories and as Walter abandons his dreams he is forced to choose between turning into a drone who passes through life without leaving a mark, or standing up for himself. Originally published in 1965, this story remains surprisingly contemporary with its astringent critique of the top-down authoritarianism of nationalist politics.