Originally published in 1967, "An Absence of Ruins" is a poignant portrayal of a man shaped by the colonial education of the Caribbean intellectual class. Orlando Patterson offers a devastating critique of middle-class intellectualism through the self-condemning perceptions of the main character, Alexander Blackman, and the vibrant reality of the world he is unable to embrace--the world of the Jamaican working class.
An intensive and inward portrayal of what the world looks like to a man who has been shaped by the deeply entrenched consequences of colonialism, this novel is full of sardonic humor and a nihilism that emerges as a kind of integrity.
| Format |
Häftad |
| Omfång |
140 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
Peepal Tree Press Ltd |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2012-11-30 |
| ISBN |
9781845231040 |
