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This Side Jordan

Margaret Laurence

3.7/5 ( ratings)

In 1957, the British colony of the Gold Coast broke free to become the independent nation of Ghana. Margaret Laurence’s first novel, This Side Jordan, recreates that colour-drenched world: a place where men and women struggle with self-betrayal, self-discovery, and the dawning of political pride.

This Side Jordan transcends the traditional limits of the first novel. Its powerful and compassionate characterizations and its themes of exile and community anticipate the five later novels that make up Laurence’s acclaimed Manawaka series. A major work of lasting significance, This Side Jordan creates echoes in the mind of the reader as resonant as the drums of Ghana.

Language: English

Pages: 281

Format: Mass Market Paperback

Publisher: New Canadian Library

Release: January 01, 1976

ISBN: 0771092261

ISBN 13: 9780771092268

This Side Jordan

Margaret Laurence

3.7/5 ( ratings)

In 1957, the British colony of the Gold Coast broke free to become the independent nation of Ghana. Margaret Laurence’s first novel, This Side Jordan, recreates that colour-drenched world: a place where men and women struggle with self-betrayal, self-discovery, and the dawning of political pride.

This Side Jordan transcends the traditional limits of the first novel. Its powerful and compassionate characterizations and its themes of exile and community anticipate the five later novels that make up Laurence’s acclaimed Manawaka series. A major work of lasting significance, This Side Jordan creates echoes in the mind of the reader as resonant as the drums of Ghana.

Language: English

Pages: 281

Format: Mass Market Paperback

Publisher: New Canadian Library

Release: January 01, 1976

ISBN: 0771092261

ISBN 13: 9780771092268

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