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Salt
Earl Lovelace
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Description for Salt
Paperback. After 19 years of teaching his pupils to emigrate, Alford George, elitist schoolteacher turned populist politician, is forced to work out a welcome for the diverse races of Trinidad to their own island and how to liberate those who, despite emancipation, are still struggling under old captivities. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 6. Weight in Grams: 258.
Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize
'An amazingly vivid and joyful novel.' The Times
'Vital, life-enhancing.' Time Out
Alford, the youngest son of a poor farm worker, has risen above his class to become a schoolteacher. He, like many young people in Trinidad, dreams of heading to England for a better life. Idealistic and determined, Alford travels to the capital to campaign for his community and, suddenly a local hero, it seems anything is possible. Or is it? Salt tells the story of a country through an unforgettable cast of characters, striving with wit and passion to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571192946
SKU
9780571192946
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Earl Lovelace
Earl Lovelace is a novelist, playwright, and essayist who lives and works in Trinidad and Tobago. Among many honours and positions, he was most recently the Distinguished Novelist in the Department of English at the Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington (1999-2005), and his schooling includes the Eastern Caribbean Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Howard University, and Johns Hopkins University from ... Read more
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