While Gods Are Falling
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Caribbean Modern Classics
ISBN-10
1845231481
ISBN-13
9781845231484
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd
Imprint
Peepal Tree Press Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 30th, 2011
Print length
260 Pages
Weight
276 grams
Dimensions
20.70 x 13.70 x 2.10 cms
Product Classification:
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
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Exposing the political and cultural failure to address the challenges of postcolonial Trinidad, this insightful novel portrays a world where the working man must face the crime and violence that is destroying the social body. Walter Castle is dissatisfied with his regular job in the Laventille slum in Port of Spain. As the prospect of promotion is bleak and crime and lawless youth become insupportable, he dreams of going back to the village community he grew up in. Unfortunately, the force of nostalgia is not supported by actual memories and as Walter abandons his dreams he is forced to choose between turning into a drone who passes through life without leaving a mark, or standing up for himself. Originally published in 1965, this story remains surprisingly contemporary with its astringent critique of the top-down authoritarianism of nationalist politics.
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