When Robert Augustus Devonish, President of the Carribbean Island
of Maya, decrees that the elite of the Island should wear purple
masks when exercising authority, the decline of the Island seems
inevitable. The masks hide the identity of all leaders so that
no-one can be held responsible for their actions. This is the
background to Persaud's political parable of a novel told by many
voices in which natural growth and human relationships are blighted
as the state takes control. Despite the sometimes lengthy political
speeches, this is an ambitious and moving story. (Kirkus UK)
Pewter Stapelton is drowning under a pile of marking. He teaches
creative writing at a university in Sheffield, a campus peopled
with malign cost-cutting accountants, baffled security staff and
colleagues cloning themselves. As a novel about life and writing,
factuality and invention rub shoulders to hilarious effect as
Pewter is incessantly driven to turn his experiences, his friends
and their experiences into works of drama and fiction.
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