Dog-heart
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Word Count
61,000 words, Guess
Page Count
244 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivedogheart0000mcca
- ISBN-101845231236
- ISBN-139781845231231
- Library of Congress Control Number2011431284
- OCLC Control Number368032893
and 3 more
- Better World Books9781845231231
- Better World BooksW8-BJO-637
- Open LibraryOL24924585M
Classifications
- LCCPR9265.9.M18 D64 2010
- LCCPR9265.9
- LCCPR6063.C232 D6 2010
Description
Told in two voices, educated Jamaican English and the nation-language of the people, this dramatic novel tells the story of a well-meaning, middle-class woman and a young boy from the ghetto whom she desperately wants to help. Alternating between the perspectives of the woman and the boy, the story engages with issues of race and class, examines the complexities of relationships between people of very different backgrounds, and explores the difficulties faced by individuals seeking to bring about social change through their own actions. The dramatic climax and tragic choices made grow from the gulf of incomprehension between middle-class and poor Jamaicans and provide penetrating insights into the roots of violence in impoverished communities.
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