‘A landmark, not in the West Indian, but in the contemporary novel.’ C. L. R. James ‘First-class talent.’ The Voice Trinidad, 1970s. Calvary Hill – poverty stricken and rubbish-strewn ­­– is home to a community of people who come together during the joyful yearly town Carnival, becoming larger-than-life versions of themselvesBut when it ends, and the strains of day-to-day life grow large, what happens to the peoples’ hopes, and the feeling that ‘all o’ we is one’? With an unforgettable cast of characters, The Dragon Can’t Dance is a stunning, classic novel of the desire for identity and belonging, alongside the legacies of a colonial past. Format Häftad Omfång 240 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Faber & Faber Utgivningsdatum 1998-01-19 ISBN 9780571193172