John Stewart

Broschiertes Buch

Last Cool Days

Beschreibung

Set in coloinal Trinidad, this powerfull intense novel explores the barriers between black and white in a higly stratified and racially deparcated society. Marcus in a young black village bo wh gets fatefully attracted by the strangeness and privileges of white children in hisneighbourhood and is befriended by the English overseer's son Anthony. The sense of insecurity and alienation, instilling in him an adult rage that leads ultimately to tragedy.

Autor

John Stewart was born in Trinidad and educated at California State University, Stanford University, and the University of California in Los Angeles. His short stories have appeared in, among other places, The Faber Book of Contemporary Caribbean Short Stories (1990) and Best West Indian Short Stories (London: Nelson, 1981). He is a recipient of a Royal Society of Literature Award for Last Cool Days. Currently he is professor and director of African American and African Studies, University of California, Davis.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mawenzi House Publishers Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9780920661550
• ISBN-10: 0920661556
• Artikelnr.: 21832210