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Fool-Fool Rose is Leaving Labour-in-Vain Savannah

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Lorna Goodison makes her re-entry into the world of prose fiction with this collection of short stories intriguingly titled Fool-Fool Rose is Leaving Labour-in-Vain Savannah. These stories are variously amusing, informative, thought-provoking, poignant and morally challenging, and cover a range of situations, characters and subjects. The stories are marked by Goodison's distinctive mastery of the art of moving between standard English and Creole, which has the effect of making the reader feel that she is using one language. The collection also reflects her characteristic empathy with the deprived, the oppressed, the lonely and the socially disadvantaged. Fool-Fool Rose is Leaving Labour-in-Vain Savannah builds on the author's first collection of short stories Baby Mother and the King of Swords, which won a Pushcart Prize, was translated into German as Der Schwertkonig, and was praised by the London Financial Times as `an assured fictional debut'. Fool-Fool Rose is Leaving Labour-in-Vain Savannah strengthens the reputation of Goodison's prose fiction as a worthy complement to her poetry.

Pages: 192

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Ian Randle Publishers

Release: January 02, 2005

ISBN: 9766371954

ISBN 13: 9789766371951

Fool-Fool Rose is Leaving Labour-in-Vain Savannah

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Lorna Goodison makes her re-entry into the world of prose fiction with this collection of short stories intriguingly titled Fool-Fool Rose is Leaving Labour-in-Vain Savannah. These stories are variously amusing, informative, thought-provoking, poignant and morally challenging, and cover a range of situations, characters and subjects. The stories are marked by Goodison's distinctive mastery of the art of moving between standard English and Creole, which has the effect of making the reader feel that she is using one language. The collection also reflects her characteristic empathy with the deprived, the oppressed, the lonely and the socially disadvantaged. Fool-Fool Rose is Leaving Labour-in-Vain Savannah builds on the author's first collection of short stories Baby Mother and the King of Swords, which won a Pushcart Prize, was translated into German as Der Schwertkonig, and was praised by the London Financial Times as `an assured fictional debut'. Fool-Fool Rose is Leaving Labour-in-Vain Savannah strengthens the reputation of Goodison's prose fiction as a worthy complement to her poetry.

Pages: 192

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Ian Randle Publishers

Release: January 02, 2005

ISBN: 9766371954

ISBN 13: 9789766371951

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