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No Pain Like This Body: The forgotten classic masterpiece of Trinidadian literature

Ladoo, Harold Sonny

Published by Vintage Classics, 2022

ISBN 10: 1784877026 ISBN 13: 9781784877026

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Ladoo, Harold Sonny

Published by Vintage Classics, 2022

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No Pain Like This Body (Paperback)

Harold Sonny Ladoo

Published by Vintage Publishing, London, 2022

ISBN 10: 1784877026 ISBN 13: 9781784877026

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A Faulkner-esque Classic of Trinidadian literature - No Pain Like This Body is a lost masterpiece of contemporary fiction.'A masterpiece of hurt' New York TimesWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MONIQUE ROFFEYIn the Caribbean, at the beginning of the last century, a poor rice-growing family struggle to exist. Four siblings pass their days in the ricefield, as does Ma. But Pa is an angry man ready to vent. It is the August rainy season and above their heads the black sky crackles with lightning.On the day that Pa nearly drowns Ma in a tub of washing water, the children and their mother escape into the cane fields to wait out Pa's rage. But eight-year-old Rama, catches a chill in the rain and falls ill. What follows is a tale of the inheritance of loss. It contains a heart-stopping intensity that places it as one of the greatest Caribbean novels ever written.'It is a novel unconcerned with anything but truth-telling' Dionne Brand'To anyone who knows Caribbean literature his novel is infamous, and Ladoo is seen as one of the region's great literary stars' Independent'Ladoo drags you through this terrific hurricane, and you can never forget it' Amanda Smyth, author of Fortune 'A masterpiece of hurt' The New York TimesSet in the Eastern Caribbean at the beginning of the twentieth century, No Pain Like this Body describes the perilous existence of a poor rice-growing family during the August rainy season. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781784877026

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