Escape to an Autumn Pavement

Name: Escape to an Autumn Pavement
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ISBN: 9781845230982

ISBN-10: 1845230981

ISBN-13: 9781845230982

Edition: 2009

Authors: Andrew Salkey, Thomas Glave

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A brave and pioneering treatment of sexual identity in Caribbean literature, this novel, first published in 1960, follows the fortunes of Johnnie Sobert, a Jamaican exile who works in London at a club that caters to black American servicemen. In flight from his dominant, possessive mother, he immerses himself in the bohemian Soho scene and adopts a wisecracking persona as a cover for his deep-seated insecurities. Adding to Johnnie's confusion is the fact that when he is not at work, he navigates a completely different life in Hempstead, where he lives in a bedsitter and carries on an unsatisfying affair with his white landlady, Fiona. These two worlds provide a lively portrait of Britons…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Peepal Tree Press, Limited
Publication date: 5/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 220
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.242
Language: English