Small Island (NHB Modern Plays) [electronic resource]
Levy, Andrea2019
eBook
Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica, Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer, and Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots. In these three intimately connected stories, hope and humanity meet stubborn reality, tracing the tangled history of Jamaica and Britain. Andrea Levy's epic novel Small Island, adapted for the stage by Helen Edmundson, journeys from Jamaica to Britain in 1948 – the year the HMT Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury. It premiered at the National Theatre, London, in April 2019, directed by Rufus Norris. 'Honest, skilful, thoughtful and important. This is Andrea Levy's big book' Guardian on Andrea Levy's Small Island
Main title:
Small Island (NHB Modern Plays) [electronic resource] / Andrea Levy
Author:
Levy, Andrea, AuthorEdmundson, Helen, Adapter
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Nick Hern Books, 2019
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Biography/History:
Andrea Levy (1956–2019) was an English author best known for the novels Small Island (2004) and The Long Song (2010). She was born in London to Jamaican parents, and her work explores topics related to British Jamaicans and how they negotiate racial, cultural and national identities.
ISBN:
9781788501750
Language:
English
BRN:
361777