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      The Dragon Can’t Dance

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      But when it ends, and the strains of day-to-day life grow large, what happens to the peoples' hopes, and the feeling that 'all o' we is one'?With an unforgettable cast of characters, The Dragon Can't Dance is a stunning, classic novel of the desire for identity and belonging, ...

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      Description

      Product ID:9780571193172
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:The Dragon Can't Dance
      Authors:Author: Earl Lovelace
      Page Count:240
      Subjects:Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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      But when it ends, and the strains of day-to-day life grow large, what happens to the peoples' hopes, and the feeling that 'all o' we is one'?With an unforgettable cast of characters, The Dragon Can't Dance is a stunning, classic novel of the desire for identity and belonging, alongside the legacies of a colonial past.

      ‘A landmark, not in the West Indian, but in the contemporary novel.’ C. L. R. James

      ‘First-class talent.’
      The Voice

      Trinidad, 1970s. Calvary Hill – poverty stricken and rubbish-strewn ­­– is home to a community of people who come together during the joyful yearly town Carnival, becoming larger-than-life versions of themselves. But when it ends, and the strains of day-to-day life grow large, what happens to the peoples’ hopes, and the feeling that ‘all o’ we is one’?

      With an unforgettable cast of characters, The Dragon Can’t Dance is a stunning, classic novel of the desire for identity and belonging, alongside the legacies of a colonial past.


      Imprint Name:Faber & Faber
      Publisher Name:Faber & Faber
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:1998-01-19

      Additional information

      Weight222 g
      Dimensions197 × 127 × 19 mm