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The Schoolmaster Earl Lovelace

The Schoolmaster By Earl Lovelace

The Schoolmaster by Earl Lovelace

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Summary

'Each word is a revelation.' The Times

'Earl Lovelace is the real stuff, a proper writer.' James Kelman

In the sleepy village of Kumuca, Trinidad, change happens slowly. The warnings of a local priest - that the quest for education will bring more to the village than they expect - are ignored.

The Schoolmaster Summary

The Schoolmaster by Earl Lovelace

'Each word is a revelation.' The Times

'Earl Lovelace is the real stuff, a proper writer.' James Kelman

In the sleepy village of Kumuca, Trinidad, change happens slowly. Yet to move with the times and expand the horizons of the villagers, the elders elect to build a school and bring in a schoolmaster with great celebration. The warnings of a local priest - that the quest for education will bring more to the village than they expect - are ignored. But the villagers will learn, all too cruelly, that progress can mean the destruction of what they know and love.

About Earl Lovelace

Earl Lovelace is a novelist, playwright, and essayist who lives and works in Trinidad and Tobago. Among many honours and positions, he was most recently the Distinguished Novelist in the Department of English at the Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington (1999-2005), and his schooling includes the Eastern Caribbean Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Howard University, and Johns Hopkins University from which he holds the Master of Arts degree. His novels include Salt, which won the 1997 Commonwealth Writers Prize, The Dragon Can't Dance (1998), The Wine of Astonishment (1982), The Schoolmaster (1968), and While Gods Are Falling (1965), winner of The British Petroleum Independence Literary Award. His short stories appear in the collection, A Brief Conversion and Other Stories (1988); his selected essays appear in Growing in the Dark (2003); and a film of his story 'Joebell and America' with a screenplay co-authored with his daughter Asha, was produced in September 2004.

Additional information

GOR002364374
9780571196760
0571196764
The Schoolmaster by Earl Lovelace
Earl Lovelace
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Faber & Faber
1999-03-15
192
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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