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Disillusioned and apathetic after four years of college, fledgling reporter Mahatma Grafton returns to his hometown to begin work at a local newspaper. The eccentric commitment of an unlikely welfare crusader, an exchange student from Cameroon and a French language rights activist begins to consume him. When a peaceful demonstration escalates into a full-scale riot and police cover-up, Mahatma discovers the principles that have always eluded him. Intelligent and comic, Some Great Thing exposes the internal realities of a newspaper's editorial desk, and treats social issues such as race, gender, language and the rights of the poor with sensitivity and courage.
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Lawrence Hill was raised in Ontario and has lived and worked across Canada, Spain, France, West Africa, and the United States. He has worked as a reporter for the Globe and Mail and The Winnipeg Free Press. He now lives in Burlington, Ontario with his wife and children.
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- PublisherTurnstone Pr
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0888011679
- ISBN 13 9780888011671
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages240
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