Earl Lovelace

Broschiertes Buch

Salt

Beschreibung

Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize'An amazingly vivid and joyful novel.' The Times'Vital, life-enhancing.' Time OutAlford, the youngest son of a poor farm worker, has risen above his class to become a schoolteacher.

Autor

Earl Lovelace was born in Toco, Trinidad, and has spent most of his life on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. His books include While Gods Are Falling, winner of the BP Independence Award, the Caribbean classic The Dragon Can't Dance, and Salt, which won the 1997 Commonwealth Writers Prize.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Faber & Faber / Faber & Faber, London
• Main
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Januar 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 123mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 222g
• ISBN-13: 9780571192946
• ISBN-10: 0571192947
• Artikelnr.: 36889897

Rezensionen

"Although relatively slim, the novel packs in an astonishing quantity of historical and social detail... There is an element of political didacticism, but it is offset by Lovelace's humorous tone and his seductive, painterly boldness with the language." (Sunday Times)