The Hills Were Joyful Together
Bending and manipulating the linear narrative structures of conventional fiction, this stark and brutal novel—originally published in 1953—is a powerful reflection on colonial Jamaica and the condition of the urban poor, told through the voices and stories of several boldly drawn characters. Beginning with Surjue, a man arrested and imprisoned following a botched robbery, who struggles for survival within Jamaica’s colonial prison, this tale bears an unflinching and distressing realism that combines poetic spirit, tragic vision, and prophetic rage, while offering an acute look at the reality the poor in 1950s Jamaica.
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Bending and manipulating the linear narrative structures of conventional fiction, this stark and brutal novel—originally published in 1953—is a powerful reflection on colonial Jamaica and the condition of the urban poor, told through the voices and stories of several boldly drawn characters. Beginning with Surjue, a man arrested and imprisoned following a botched robbery, who struggles for survival within Jamaica’s colonial prison, this tale bears an unflinching and distressing realism that combines poetic spirit, tragic vision, and prophetic rage, while offering an acute look at the reality the poor in 1950s Jamaica.
The Hills Were Joyful Together
Bending and manipulating the linear narrative structures of conventional fiction, this stark and brutal novel—originally published in 1953—is a powerful reflection on colonial Jamaica and the condition of the urban poor, told through the voices and stories of several boldly drawn characters. Beginning with Surjue, a man arrested and imprisoned following a botched robbery, who struggles for survival within Jamaica’s colonial prison, this tale bears an unflinching and distressing realism that combines poetic spirit, tragic vision, and prophetic rage, while offering an acute look at the reality the poor in 1950s Jamaica.
Bending and manipulating the linear narrative structures of conventional fiction, this stark and brutal novel—originally published in 1953—is a powerful reflection on colonial Jamaica and the condition of the urban poor, told through the voices and stories of several boldly drawn characters. Beginning with Surjue, a man arrested and imprisoned following a botched robbery, who struggles for survival within Jamaica’s colonial prison, this tale bears an unflinching and distressing realism that combines poetic spirit, tragic vision, and prophetic rage, while offering an acute look at the reality the poor in 1950s Jamaica.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781845231002 |
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| Publisher: | Peepal Tree Press Ltd. |
| Publication date: | 03/07/2016 |
| Series: | Caribbean Modern Classics Series |
| Edition description: | New Edition |
| Pages: | 320 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.30(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.10(d) |
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