An Absence of Ruins
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Product Details
Author:
Orlando Patterson
Series:
Caribbean Modern Classics
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
140
Publisher:
Peepal Tree Press Ltd. (November 26, 2012)
ISBN-13:
9781845231040
ISBN-10:
184523104X
Weight:
4.96oz
Dimensions:
5.5" x 8.25" x 0.6"
Case Pack:
40
File:
Eloquence-IPG_03192026_P9854863_onix30_Complete-20260319.xml
Folder:
Eloquence
List Price:
$18.95
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$18.00
Publisher Identifier:
P-IPG
Discount Code:
H
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
Pub Discount:
32
Imprint:
Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
Overview
Originally published in 1967, An Absence of Ruins is a poignant portrayal of a man shaped by the colonial education of the Caribbean intellectual class. Orlando Patterson offers a devastating critique of middle-class intellectualism through the self-condemning perceptions of the main character, Alexander Blackman, and the vibrant reality of the world he is unable to embrace—the world of the Jamaican working class. An intensive and inward portrayal of what the world looks like to a man who has been shaped by the deeply entrenched consequences of colonialism, this novel is full of sardonic humor and a nihilism that emerges as a kind of integrity.
