Moses Ascending
$32.18
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2020
Summary
An uproarious exploration of Caribbean immigrant experience from one of the great writers of the twentieth century.
Moses thinks he’s got it made. Originally a poor Caribbean immigrant, he is now the proud landlord of a ramshackle house in Shepherd’s Bush, London. He has visions of being master of his own domain, writing his memoirs while his trusty sidekick and handyman, Bob, does all the work. But Moses’ problems are far from over…
Soon a Black Power group take over the base…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241504390 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241504392 |
| Author: | Sam Selvon, Hari Kunzru |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2020 |
| Weight: | 170g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 14mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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About The Author
Sam Selvon
Sam Selvon was born in San Fernando (Trinidad) in 1923 and worked in his homeland as a wireless operator and reporter. In 1950 he left Trinidad for the UK, where he established himself as a writer with A Brighter Sun (1952). Many other books followed, including his best-known novel, The Lonely Londoners (1956), and its two sequels, Moses Ascending (1975) and Moses Migrating (1983). He moved to Canada in the late 1970s and died in 1994.
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