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A landmark, not in the West Indian, but in the contemporary novel.' C. L. R. James

First-class talent.' The Voice

Trinidad, 1970s. Calvary Hill poverty stricken and rubbish-strewn is home to a community of people who come together during the joyful yearly town Carnival, becoming larger-than-life versions of themselves. But when it ends, and the strains of day-to-day life grow large, what happens to the peoples' hopes, and the feeling that all o' we is one'?

With an unforgettable cast of characters, The Dragon Can't Dance is a stunning, classic novel of the desire for identity and belonging, alongside the legacies of a colonial past.

The Dragon Cant Dance

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    A Paperback / softback by Earl Lovelace

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      Publisher: Faber & Faber
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 19/01/1998
      ISBN13: 9780571193172, 978-0571193172
      ISBN10: 057119317X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A landmark, not in the West Indian, but in the contemporary novel.' C. L. R. James

      First-class talent.'       The Voice

      Trinidad, 1970s. Calvary Hill poverty stricken and rubbish-strewn is home to a community of people who come together during the joyful yearly town Carnival, becoming larger-than-life versions of themselves. But when it ends, and the strains of day-to-day life grow large, what happens to the peoples' hopes, and the feeling that all o' we is one'?

      With an unforgettable cast of characters, The Dragon Can't Dance is a stunning, classic novel of the desire for identity and belonging, alongside the legacies of a colonial past.

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