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Salt

Earl Lovelace

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Salt won the Commonwealth Writers Prize. Alford, the youngest son of a poor farm worker, has risen above his class to become a schoolteacher. He, like many young people in Trinidad, dreams of heading to England for a better life. Idealistic and determined, Alford travels to the capital to campaign for his community and, suddenly a local hero, it seems anything is possible. Or is it? Salt tells the story of a country through an unforgettable cast of characters, striving with wit and passion to make sense of life in an evolving homeland.

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Publisher
Faber & Faber
Year
2022
ISBN-13
9780571383818
Genre
Fiction
Topics
Post-colonial identityClass and social mobilityCommunity and politics in Trinidad

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