The Old Slave and the MastiffThe Old Slave and the Mastiff
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Book, 2018
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Current format, Book, 2018, , Available . Offered in 0 more formatsThis is a gripping story of an escaped slave in Martinique and the killer hound that pursues him. A profoundly unsettling story of a plantation slave's desperate escape into a rainforest beyond human control, with his master and a ferocious dog on his heels. This flight to freedom takes them on a journey that will transform them all, as the overwhelming physical presence of the forest and its dense primeval wilderness reshapes reality and time itself. In the darkness, the old man grapples with the spirits of all those who have gone before him; the knowledge that the past is always with us, and the injustice that can cry out from beyond the grave. This novel portrays the demonic cruelties of the slave trade and its human costs; a wise, loving tribute to the Creole culture of Martinique, and a vividly told journey into the heart of Caribbean history and human endurance.
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- London : Dialogue Books, 2018.
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