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Clarke, Austin
by Nine Men Who Laughed
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- Paperback
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0140085602
- ISBN 13
- 9780140085600
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New York. 1986. Penguin Books. 1st American Edition. Previous Owner's Name Penned in Front & Spine Slightly Faded, Otherwise Good in Wrappers. 0140085602. 225 pages. paperback. Cover design: Keith Abraham. Cover illustration: Grace Channer. Author photograph: George Lum . keywords: Literature Caribbean Canada Black. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Austin Clarke has been capturing Toronto's West Indian community in vibrant prose for over twenty years. His writing is irresistibly appealing - his ear for dialect, the ironic blend of humour and anger, the marvelous mixture of political statement and sexual energy are all combined in the wonderful strut and swagger of his language. The stories introduce us to unforgettable characters: the West Indian green hornet who overzealously tickets the automobiles of politicians in the hope of being promoted to the ‘real' police force; the wealthy West Indian who deceives his wife for years as, under the guise of being a bachelor lawyer, he keeps a fastidious daily routine of visiting five different lovers. These nine stories are a compelling portrait of the guilts and nostalgic dreams of outsiders caught between their homeland and their new land. ‘Clarke's stories, with their calypso idiom, are as near to poetry as prose can be.' - Toronto Star. inventory #8007 ISBN: 0140085602.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8007
- Title
- Clarke, Austin
- Author
- Nine Men Who Laughed
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140085602
- ISBN 13
- 9780140085600
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- Canada
- This edition first published
- 1987-05-05
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