Salt
Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize 'An amazingly vivid and joyful novel.' - The Times Alford, the youngest son of a poor farm worker, has risen above his class to become a schoolteacher. He, like many young people in Trinidad, dreams of heading to England for a better life. Idealistic and determined, Alford travels to the capital to campaign for his community and, suddenly a local hero, it seems anything is possible. Or is it? Salt tells the story of a country through an unforgettable cast of characters, striving with wit and passion to make sense of life in an evolving homeland.
Author: Earl Lovelace
Format: Paperback, 272 pages, 126mm x 196mm, 215 g
Published: 1998, Faber & Faber, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
Description
Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize 'An amazingly vivid and joyful novel.' - The Times Alford, the youngest son of a poor farm worker, has risen above his class to become a schoolteacher. He, like many young people in Trinidad, dreams of heading to England for a better life. Idealistic and determined, Alford travels to the capital to campaign for his community and, suddenly a local hero, it seems anything is possible. Or is it? Salt tells the story of a country through an unforgettable cast of characters, striving with wit and passion to make sense of life in an evolving homeland.
Salt