Last Cool Days

by John Stewart

2021-01-10 12:36:00

Set in coloinal Trinidad, this powerfull intense novel explores the barriers between black and white in a higly stratified and racially deparcated society. Marcus in a young black village bo wh gets fatefully attracted by the strangeness and privileg... Read more
Set in coloinal Trinidad, this powerfull intense novel explores the barriers between black and white in a higly stratified and racially deparcated society.
Marcus in a young black village bo wh gets fatefully attracted by the strangeness and privileges of white children in hisneighbourhood and is befriended by the English overseer''s son Anthony. The sense of insecurity and alienation, instilling in him an adult rage that leads ultimately to tragedy.

"John Stewart draws a painful and all too credible picture of the squalor and injistice endured byt eh black community ... "
- The Times Literary Supplement

"The atmosphere and insight displayed in this book make it a considerable achievement."
- The Irish Times

"An impressive work, rich in symbolism and levels of meaning."
- Meale Hodge Less

Book Details

File size8.23 X 5.5 X 0.57 in
Print pages184
PublisherMawenzi House Publishers Ltd.
Publication date January 1, 1996
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780920661550

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