Minty Alley
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There is a strong belief among devotees of C.L.R. James that it is not possible to have full comprehension of Caribbean literary art in English without first reading Minty Alley. Although frequently... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0901241083
ISBN13:9780901241085
Release Date:January 1981
Publisher:New Beacon Books Ltd
Weight:0.53 lbs.
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Rare and interesting novel by a noted historian
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Minty alley is one of the first books C.L.R. James wrote, before he found his niche as a historian and cricket writer. But This isn't because of any lack of talent in fiction writing. The characters of Minty Alley are real and rounded and tell us something about ourselves as well as the people of Trinidad. The vast class differences in colonial societies even among the colonised peoples is thrown into stark relief by James's caricatures. You might be shocked at the poverty or amused by the dialogue,
It's pretty Minty
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
An important book in the litarary history of the Caribbean. The journey of a middle class voyer into the everyday world of a working class family. The class politics and the internal revelations of the main character drive the story and the relationships he has with the other characters. On the whole this is a book with a relatively simple language and implicitly complex themes.
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