An edition of The dragon can't dance (1998)

The dragon can't dance

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An edition of The dragon can't dance (1998)

The dragon can't dance

a novel

1st U.S. ed.
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In Trinidad the martial arts dancer, Aldrick Prospect, fights the commercialization of the Mardi Gras carnival. Sick to see the country's traditions destroyed-- warrior contests have been replaced by games for tourists-- he joins a coup d'etat, serves a stint in jail and never dances again.

Publish Date
Publisher
Persea Books
Language
English
Pages
240

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The dragon can't dance: a novel
1998, Persea Books
in English - 1st U.S. ed.
Cover of: The dragon can't dance
The dragon can't dance: a novel
1998, Persea Books, Brand: Persea Books, Persea
in English - 1st U.S. ed.

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Table of Contents

Queen of the Band --
The Princess --
The Dragon --
The Bad John --
The Spectator --
A Call to the Dragon --
Norman 'Tex' at the Carnival Fete --
To Be Dragon and Man --
Ash Wednesday --
Friends and Family --
The New Yard --
Outcasts --
The Dragon Dance --
Prison Dance --
The Dragon Can't Dance --
The Shopkeeper --
The Calypsonian.

Edition Notes

"Originally published in England by André Deutsch Ltd., London, in 1979"--T.p. verso.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813
Library of Congress
PR9272.9.L6 D72 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
240 p. ;
Number of pages
240

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24764192M
Internet Archive
dragoncantdancen00love
ISBN 10
0892552344, 0892552727
ISBN 13
9780892552344, 9780892552726
LCCN
98011237
OCLC/WorldCat
38295236

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