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Minty Alley

- A collection of rediscovered works celebrating Black Britain curated by Booker Prize-winner Bernardine Evaristo
Af: C.L.R. James Engelsk Paperback

Minty Alley

- A collection of rediscovered works celebrating Black Britain curated by Booker Prize-winner Bernardine Evaristo
Af: C.L.R. James Engelsk Paperback
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The only novel from the world-renowned writer C.L.R. James - this extraordinary, big-hearted exploration of class was the first novel by a black West Indian to be published in the UK

''A novel written nearly a hundred years ago that brings the past alive with such charm, vitality and humour.'' Bernardine Evaristo, from the Introduction

''As he walked home he looked up at the myriads of stars, shining in the moonlight. Did people live there? And if they did, what sort of life did they live?''

It is the 1920s in the Trinidadian capital, and Haynes'' world has been upended. His mother has passed away, and his carefully mapped-out future of gleaming opportunity has disappeared with her.

Unable to afford his former life, he finds himself moving into Minty Alley - a bustling barrack yard teeming with energy and a spectacular cast of characters. In this sliver of West Indian working-class society, outrageous love affairs and passionate arguments are a daily fixture, and Haynes begins to slip from curious observer to the heart of the action.

Minty Alley is a gloriously observed portrayal of class, community and the ways in which we are all inherently connected. An undisputed modern classic, this is an exceptional story told by one of the twentieth century''s greatest Caribbean thinkers.

Selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation.

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The only novel from the world-renowned writer C.L.R. James - this extraordinary, big-hearted exploration of class was the first novel by a black West Indian to be published in the UK

''A novel written nearly a hundred years ago that brings the past alive with such charm, vitality and humour.'' Bernardine Evaristo, from the Introduction

''As he walked home he looked up at the myriads of stars, shining in the moonlight. Did people live there? And if they did, what sort of life did they live?''

It is the 1920s in the Trinidadian capital, and Haynes'' world has been upended. His mother has passed away, and his carefully mapped-out future of gleaming opportunity has disappeared with her.

Unable to afford his former life, he finds himself moving into Minty Alley - a bustling barrack yard teeming with energy and a spectacular cast of characters. In this sliver of West Indian working-class society, outrageous love affairs and passionate arguments are a daily fixture, and Haynes begins to slip from curious observer to the heart of the action.

Minty Alley is a gloriously observed portrayal of class, community and the ways in which we are all inherently connected. An undisputed modern classic, this is an exceptional story told by one of the twentieth century''s greatest Caribbean thinkers.

Selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 272
ISBN-13: 9780241482667
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0241482666
Udg. Dato: 4 feb 2021
Længde: 20mm
Bredde: 202mm
Højde: 128mm
Forlag: Penguin Books Ltd
Oplagsdato: 4 feb 2021
Forfatter(e): C.L.R. James
Forfatter(e) C.L.R. James


Kategori Relating to Black British Caribbean people


ISBN-13 9780241482667


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 272


Udgave


Længde 20mm


Bredde 202mm


Højde 128mm


Udg. Dato 4 feb 2021


Oplagsdato 4 feb 2021


Forlag Penguin Books Ltd