Published by Peepal Tree Press Ltd., 2013
ISBN 10: 1845232186 ISBN 13: 9781845232184
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Published by Peepal Tree Press Ltd., 2013
ISBN 10: 1845232186 ISBN 13: 9781845232184
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Published by Peepal Tree Press, 2013
ISBN 10: 1845232186 ISBN 13: 9781845232184
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Softcover. Condition: Good. Told by Manu, this novel journeys through 18th-century London and Demerara in British Guiana, recounting experiences that might be dreamed or remembered. With a diverse cast-including slaves, lowly women on the make, lustful overseers, sodomites, and pious Jews-these characters come alive from artist William Hogarths engravings; Hogarth himself also appears as a drunkard official artist in Demerara, from whom the slave Cato steals his skills and discovers a way of remaking his world. From the dens of sexual specialties, where the ex-slave Francis conducts a highly popular flagellant mission to cure his clients of their man-love and preach abolition, to the sugar estates of Demerara, this novel revels in the connections of empire, art, literature, and human desire in ways that are comic, salutary, and redemptive.
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ISBN 10: 1845232186 ISBN 13: 9781845232184
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Published by Peepal Tree Press Ltd., 2013
ISBN 10: 1845232186 ISBN 13: 9781845232184
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Published by Peepal Tree Press Ltd., 2013
ISBN 10: 1845232186 ISBN 13: 9781845232184
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Published by Peepal Tree Press Ltd., 2013
ISBN 10: 1845232186 ISBN 13: 9781845232184
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Published by Peepal Tree Press Ltd., 2013
ISBN 10: 1845232186 ISBN 13: 9781845232184
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Published by Peepal Tree Pr Ltd, 2013
ISBN 10: 1845232186 ISBN 13: 9781845232184
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Published by Peepal Tree Press Ltd, Yorkshire, 2013
ISBN 10: 1845232186 ISBN 13: 9781845232184
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Winner of the 2014 Guyana Prize for Fiction, Johnson's Dictionary is set variously in 18th century London and Demerara in British Guiana. It is a celebration of the skills of the enslaved as organisers, story-tellers, artists and mathematicians, hidden in the main from their white masters and mistresses, that is resonant with an undying human urge for freedom.Galley, gallery, gallimaufry: In a novel set in 18th century London and Demerara (in British Guiana), that might be dreamed or remembered by Manu, a revenant from Dabydeens epic poem, Turner, we meet slaves, lowly women on the make, lustful overseers, sodomites and pious Jews characters who have somehow come alive from engravings by Hogarth and others.Hogarth himself turns up as a drunkard official artist in Demerara, from whom the slave Cato steals his skills and discovers a way of remaking his world.The transforming power of words is what enlightens Francis when his kindly (or possibly pederastic) master gifts him a copy of Johnsons Dictionary, whilst the idiot savant, known as Mmadboy, reveals the uncanny mathematical skills that enable him to beat Adam Smith to the discovery of the laws of capital accumulation and teach his fellow slaves their true financial worth. From the dens of sexual specialities where the ex-slave Francis conducts a highly popular flagellant mission to cure his clients of their man-love (and preach abolition), to the sugar estates of Demerara, Dabydeens novel revels in the connections of Empire, Art, Literature and human desire in ways that are comic, salutary and redemptive.David Dabydeen was born in Guyana in 1957. He is only the second West Indian writer, following VS Naipaul, to be named a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Turner: New and Selected Poems (Cape, 1994) was republished by Peepal Tree in 2002. His 1999 novel A Harlot's Progress was shortlisted for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. His other novels include Disappearance (Peepal Tree, 2005) and Molly and the Muslim Stick (2008). He co-edited the Oxford Companion to Black British History (2007), and his documentaries on Guyana have appeared on BBC TV and radio. David is now Professor at the Centre for Caribbean Studies, University of Warwick. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Peepal Tree Press Ltd., 2013
ISBN 10: 1845232186 ISBN 13: 9781845232184
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Published by Peepal Tree Press Ltd., 2013
ISBN 10: 1845232186 ISBN 13: 9781845232184
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ISBN 10: 1845232186 ISBN 13: 9781845232184
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Condition: New. 2013. Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
Published by Peepal Tree Press Ltd, 2013
ISBN 10: 1845232186 ISBN 13: 9781845232184
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Condition: New. 2013. Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272. . . . . .
Published by Peepal Tree Press Ltd, Yorkshire, 2013
ISBN 10: 1845232186 ISBN 13: 9781845232184
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Winner of the 2014 Guyana Prize for Fiction, Johnson's Dictionary is set variously in 18th century London and Demerara in British Guiana. It is a celebration of the skills of the enslaved as organisers, story-tellers, artists and mathematicians, hidden in the main from their white masters and mistresses, that is resonant with an undying human urge for freedom.Galley, gallery, gallimaufry: In a novel set in 18th century London and Demerara (in British Guiana), that might be dreamed or remembered by Manu, a revenant from Dabydeens epic poem, Turner, we meet slaves, lowly women on the make, lustful overseers, sodomites and pious Jews characters who have somehow come alive from engravings by Hogarth and others.Hogarth himself turns up as a drunkard official artist in Demerara, from whom the slave Cato steals his skills and discovers a way of remaking his world.The transforming power of words is what enlightens Francis when his kindly (or possibly pederastic) master gifts him a copy of Johnsons Dictionary, whilst the idiot savant, known as Mmadboy, reveals the uncanny mathematical skills that enable him to beat Adam Smith to the discovery of the laws of capital accumulation and teach his fellow slaves their true financial worth. From the dens of sexual specialities where the ex-slave Francis conducts a highly popular flagellant mission to cure his clients of their man-love (and preach abolition), to the sugar estates of Demerara, Dabydeens novel revels in the connections of Empire, Art, Literature and human desire in ways that are comic, salutary and redemptive.David Dabydeen was born in Guyana in 1957. He is only the second West Indian writer, following VS Naipaul, to be named a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Turner: New and Selected Poems (Cape, 1994) was republished by Peepal Tree in 2002. His 1999 novel A Harlot's Progress was shortlisted for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. His other novels include Disappearance (Peepal Tree, 2005) and Molly and the Muslim Stick (2008). He co-edited the Oxford Companion to Black British History (2007), and his documentaries on Guyana have appeared on BBC TV and radio. David is now Professor at the Centre for Caribbean Studies, University of Warwick. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
Published by Peepal Tree Press Ltd, Yorkshire, 2013
ISBN 10: 1845232186 ISBN 13: 9781845232184
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Winner of the 2014 Guyana Prize for Fiction, Johnson's Dictionary is set variously in 18th century London and Demerara in British Guiana. It is a celebration of the skills of the enslaved as organisers, story-tellers, artists and mathematicians, hidden in the main from their white masters and mistresses, that is resonant with an undying human urge for freedom.Galley, gallery, gallimaufry: In a novel set in 18th century London and Demerara (in British Guiana), that might be dreamed or remembered by Manu, a revenant from Dabydeens epic poem, Turner, we meet slaves, lowly women on the make, lustful overseers, sodomites and pious Jews characters who have somehow come alive from engravings by Hogarth and others.Hogarth himself turns up as a drunkard official artist in Demerara, from whom the slave Cato steals his skills and discovers a way of remaking his world.The transforming power of words is what enlightens Francis when his kindly (or possibly pederastic) master gifts him a copy of Johnsons Dictionary, whilst the idiot savant, known as Mmadboy, reveals the uncanny mathematical skills that enable him to beat Adam Smith to the discovery of the laws of capital accumulation and teach his fellow slaves their true financial worth. From the dens of sexual specialities where the ex-slave Francis conducts a highly popular flagellant mission to cure his clients of their man-love (and preach abolition), to the sugar estates of Demerara, Dabydeens novel revels in the connections of Empire, Art, Literature and human desire in ways that are comic, salutary and redemptive.David Dabydeen was born in Guyana in 1957. He is only the second West Indian writer, following VS Naipaul, to be named a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Turner: New and Selected Poems (Cape, 1994) was republished by Peepal Tree in 2002. His 1999 novel A Harlot's Progress was shortlisted for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. His other novels include Disappearance (Peepal Tree, 2005) and Molly and the Muslim Stick (2008). He co-edited the Oxford Companion to Black British History (2007), and his documentaries on Guyana have appeared on BBC TV and radio. David is now Professor at the Centre for Caribbean Studies, University of Warwick. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.