Kwaku, Or, the Man Who Could Not Keep His Mouth Shut - Softcover

Heath, Roy A.K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0714530239 ISBN 13: 9780714530239

Publisher: Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

Having begun life as Guyanan village idiot, Kwaku Cholmondeley quickly learned that he was perfect for the part: "A quick look round at his fellow men convinced him that there was much protection in idiocy, and that intelligence was like the plimpla palm, bearer of good fruit but afflicted with thorns." But Kwaku still retains his childhood dreams of a glorious destiny and decides to set off on a search for the ideal wife, the perfect job and the easy life. Roy Heath's brilliantly conceived and hugely enjoyable story follows his trials and tribulations as Kwaku, part conman and part holy fool, fanatically hustles and schemes his way to happiness, rising up and then being brought low by his joyously unbuttoned lip.

About this title

Synopsis:

A comedy on a Guyanese entrepreneur in London. He is Kwaku Cholmondeley whose many professions range from repairing shoes to photography. He is always trying something new, which leads to amusing situations. A man with eight children and some say severalwives. By the author of The Ministry of Hope.

About this edition

• Publisher: Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0714530239
• ISBN 13: 9780714530239
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256