Absence of Ruins Patterson Orlando
Absence of Ruins Patterson Orlando An Absence of Ruins was originally published in 1967, a period of decolonising ferment in Jamaica. Through the tangled love life of one Alexander Blackman,…
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Absence of Ruins Patterson Orlando
An Absence of Ruins was originally published in 1967, a period of decolonising ferment in Jamaica. Through the tangled love life of one Alexander Blackman, Patterson offers up a devastating critique of middle-class pretension, turning instead to the vibrant realities of the Jamaican working class. This important and much sought-after Caribbean classic is now lovingly restored to print, with an introduction by Jeremy Poynting.Patterson writes in the tradition of Dostoyevsky and Camus, creating a spiritual heir to the unnamed 'I' of Notes from the Underground or La Chute.
"A very moving book about integrity preserved through an honest appraisal of its apparent Full of sardonic humour and social commentary, the novel looks into the dark heart of social hierarchy, colonial education and the impact both have on the individual and the many.
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