Marking Time (Paperback, Illustrated Ed)

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.

General

Imprint:	Peepal Tree Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 1999
Authors:	E.A. Markham
Dimensions:	210 x 133 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	300
Edition:	Illustrated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-900715-29-4
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	1-900715-29-5
Barcode:	9781900715294

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