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Minty Alley - A collection of rediscovered works celebrating Black Britain curated by Booker Prize-winner Bernardine Evaristo (Paperback)
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Minty Alley - A collection of rediscovered works celebrating Black Britain curated by Booker Prize-winner Bernardine Evaristo (Paperback)
Series: Black Britain: Writing Back
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The only novel from the world-renowned writer C.L.R. James - this
extraordinary, big-hearted exploration of class was the first novel
by a black West Indian to be published in the UK 'A novel written
nearly a hundred years ago that brings the past alive with such
charm, vitality and humour.' Bernardine Evaristo, from the
Introduction 'As he walked home he looked up at the myriads of
stars, shining in the moonlight. Did people live there? And if they
did, what sort of life did they live?' It is the 1920s in the
Trinidadian capital, and Haynes' world has been upended. His mother
has passed away, and his carefully mapped-out future of gleaming
opportunity has disappeared with her. Unable to afford his former
life, he finds himself moving into Minty Alley - a bustling barrack
yard teeming with energy and a spectacular cast of characters. In
this sliver of West Indian working-class society, outrageous love
affairs and passionate arguments are a daily fixture, and Haynes
begins to slip from curious observer to the heart of the action.
Minty Alley is a gloriously observed portrayal of class, community
and the ways in which we are all inherently connected. An
undisputed modern classic, this is an exceptional story told by one
of the twentieth century's greatest Caribbean thinkers. Selected by
Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series
rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain
that remap the nation.
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