Published by Boyars Publishers, Ltd., Marion, 2000
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Published by Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd (edition First Edition), 2000
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Published by Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 2000
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.72.
Published by Marion Boyars, London/New York, 1997
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Smaller hardback with an unclipped dust jacket now protected in a new archival-quality, removable Mylar plastic cover. High praise for this Guyanese writer. Stored in sealed plastic protection and mailed (bubble-wrapped) in a sturdy Jiffy Rigi Bag envelope. We ship daily from Roswell, Ga. Serving satisfied customers since 1999.
Published by Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 2000
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Kwaku is back; a small-time chiseller and ineffective healer in a village in Guyana but now down in the dumps: his wife has gone blind, his twin sons brutalize him, he is toppled from his perch as a healer and becomes once again the laughing stock of all and sundry. But fate intervenes, and Kwaku's fortunes are resurrected as he makes his way to Georgetown to become a dealer in 'antique' chamber pots. With a recommendation and some borrowed cash from an old woman whose son has become a government minister, he embarks on an odyssey in search of riches, only to find himself a lowly servant of the corrupt minister who steals his ideas and sends him on demeaning errands designed to further the minister's financial scams, sexual peccadillos and political intrigues. Kwaku now faces the dilemma of going under - the fate of so many who migrate from the country to the town - or adapting his character to suit his urban existence. What distinguishes this novel is the closely observed psychological metamorphosis of Kwaku. Just barely escaping from a murderous gang, he finally succeeds in establishing himself as a respected, wealthy citizen - whilst remaining, of course, his own inimitable, infuriating, brilliantly engaging self.In this bright and comic novel, Roy Heath deals vividly with the social and political conflicts and conundrums facing the nouveaux riches in the third world and the staggeringly poor, emerging into independence and unheard-of prospects. The colourful language of the characters is perfectly captured, and their shenanigans and valour are depicted with wit and compassion.
Published by Marion Boyars, London & New York, 1997
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Marion Boyars, 1997. Hardcover. First Edition (no additional printings listed). Very Good book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Dust stains to edges. Jacket clean with light rubbing. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 320 pages. First edition of the last novel of acclaimed Guyanese writer Roy Heath. Reduced to destitution after losing his status as village faith healer, Kwaku Cholmondeley migrates to Guyana's capital city to sell antique chamber pots to tourists. Instead, he finds an impersonal, corrupt culture and the patronage of an enterprising civil servant at the Ministry of Hope whose spotless reputation for honesty is exceeded only by his corruption. After numerous embarrassments suffered in adjusting to city ways Kwaku's fortunes rise, but the morals and sanity of those around him couldn't be lower. Billed as a comic novel, this is really a dark, psychological study of the ways corruption, prejudice, and superstition infect all layers of society. No one is spared, not even Kwaku's blind wife or the Indian woman whose children are stolen by her own family. With a fine ear for comic dialogue and an eye for the ironies of clashing personalities, Heath ably steers his charming ship of fools and knaves through a sea of picaresque corruption to a generous-hearted conclusion.
Published by Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 2000
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Published by Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 2000
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Published by Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 2000
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Published by Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 2000
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Published by Marion Boyars, NY/London, 1997
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Published by Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 2000
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Published by New York : Marion Boyars Publishers, 1996
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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First Edition
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Published by Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 2000
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Published by Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 1997
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Published by Marion Boyars, 1997
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Published by Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 2000
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Published by New York : Marion Boyars Publishers, 1996
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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First Edition
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 320 pages; Subjects: City and town life--Fiction. Antique dealers--Fiction. Poor--Fiction. 1 Kg.
Published by Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 1997
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Published by Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 2000
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Published by New York & London: Marion Boyars, 1997. dj, 1997
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First Edition
Hardcover first edition - First printing. Novel set in the author's native Guyana. Heath is one of the most highly praised of the modern Caribbean writers, and has been nominated for the Whitbread and Booker prizes and won the Guardian Fiction prixe. Fine in fine dust jacket.
Published by Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 1997
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Published by Marion Boyars, 1997
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Published by Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 2000
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Published by Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 2000
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Published by Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 2000
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Published by London: Marion Boyars, 1997
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Published by Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 2000
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Published by Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 2000
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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Published by Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 2000
ISBN 10: 0714530158 ISBN 13: 9780714530154
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