All Decent Animals
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Oonya Kempadoo's moving third novel, All Decent Animals , looks at the personal and aesthetic choices of a multifaceted cast of characters on the Caribbean island of Trinidad a country still developing economically but rich culturally, aiming at "world-class" status amid its poor island cousins. It is a novel about relationships, examined through the distinct rhythms of the city of Port of Spain. Loyalties, love, conflicting cultures, and creativity come into play as Ata, a young woman working in carnival design but curious about writing, and her European boyfriend, Pierre, negotiate the care of their friend Fraser, a closeted gay man dying from AIDS. The contradictory Trinidadian setting becomes a parallel character to Fraser's Cambridge-derived artistic sensibility and an antagonist to Ata's creative journey. All Decent Animals is a forthright inquiry into the complexity of character, social issues, and island society, with all the island's humor, mysticism, and tragedy. "
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0374299714
ISBN13:9780374299712
Release Date:April 2013
Publisher:Farrar Straus Giroux
Length:260 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.9" x 8.5"
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