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Title: The Dragon Can't Dance by Earl Lovelace ISBN: 0-89255-272-7 Publisher: Persea Books Pub. Date: 16 June, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Luminous Portrait
Comment: In Earl Lovelace, without exception, we have the Master Storyteller of the Caribbean. Even years after its publication (1979 and 1998), "Dragon" remains peerless as an authentic, forceful voice of postcolonial Trinidadian society. Nowhere else have the intricacies of carnival been more profoundly explored and dissected than here by the artful mastery of prose in this defining portrait. Lovelace's stinging critique of race and politics is poignant and luminously presented. With heavy symbolism and sensitivity, the story reaches successfully beyond Caribbean life to touch the larger human condition itself. The central figure of Aldrick (whose "mission" is to performa the Dragon dance during carnival) embodies a entire people's frustrations and aspirations. This is an unexaggerated powerful tale by one my absolute favorite Caribbean writers. This story is timeless and one of Lovelace's best creations, far surpassing, in my opinion, his other wonderful novels like "The Wine of Astonishment", "The Schoolmaster", or even "Salt." Anyone sincerely interested in Caribbean culture and literature will find this novel indispensable reading.
Alan Cambeira
Author of AZUCAR! The Story of Sugar (a novel)
Rating: 5
Summary: Two-Day Celebration And...
Comment: "A Must Read," for anyone who's interested in the Caribbean literature and culture. Lovelace's gift for writing is second to no one! His style is unique, his characters are believale and interesting and the plot had me turning the pages as swiftly as possible. "The Dragon Can't Dance, by amazing writer Earl Lovelace is a beautifully written novel I am most proud to recommend!
Rating: 5
Summary: Double Vision in Carnival
Comment: The "double vision" of Caribbean life is portrayed in the life of Aldrick who is caught between generational and cultural conflicts. And all of this during Carnival! The Dragon Can't Dance was almost prophetic in the depiction of the commercialization of Mas. Change always brings choice and Lovelace's characters highlight the necessary pain that comes with any decision.
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Title: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys, Francis Wyndham ISBN: 0393308804 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: June, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: In the Castle of My Skin by George Lamming ISBN: 0472064681 Publisher: UMP Pub. Date: 01 March, 1991 List Price(USD): $16.15 |
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Title: Angel by Merle Collins ISBN: 158005014X Publisher: Seal Press Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid ISBN: 0374527075 Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Pub. Date: 28 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Miguel Street by V.S. Naipaul ISBN: 0375713875 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 23 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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