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The Long Song: A Novel - Hardcover By Levy, Andrea - GOOD
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- ISBN
- 9780374192174
- Book Title
- Long Song
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Literary, Historical
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Item Weight
- 0.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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THE AUTHOR OF SMALL ISLAND TELLS THE STORY OF THE LAST TURBULENT YEARS OF SLAVERY AND THE EARLY YEARS OF FREEDOM IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY JAMAICA Small Island introduced Andrea Levy to America and was acclaimed as "a triumph" ( San Francisco Chronicle ). It won both the Orange Prize and the Whitbread Book of the Year Award, and has sold over a million copies worldwide. With The Long Song , Levy once again reinvents the historical novel. Told in the irresistibly willful and intimate voice of Miss July, with some editorial assistance from her son, Thomas, The Long Song is at once defiant, funny, and shocking. The child of a field slave on the Amity sugar plantation, July lives with her mother until Mrs. Caroline Mortimer, a recently transplanted English widow, decides to move her into the great house and rename her "Marguerite." Resourceful and mischievous, July soon becomes indispensable to her mistress. Together they live through the bloody Baptist war, followed by the violent and chaotic end of slavery. Taught to read and write so that she can help her mistress run the business, July remains bound to the plantation despite her "freedom." It is the arrival of a young English overseer, Robert Goodwin, that will dramatically change life in the great house for both July and her mistress. Prompted and provoked by her son's persistent questioning, July's resilience and heartbreak are gradually revealed in this extraordinarily powerful story of slavery, revolution, freedom, and love.
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Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-10
0374192170
ISBN-13
9780374192174
eBay Product ID (ePID)
78662715
Product Key Features
Book Title
Long Song
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Literary, Historical
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Item Weight
0.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Pr6112.E889l66 2010
Publication Date
2010-04-27
Reviews
Praise for The Long Song " This is a terrific book: beautifully written and imagined, and full of surprises . . . A brilliant historical novel ." A. N. Wilson, Reader's Digest "In The Long Song , Andrea Levy explores her Jamaican heritage more completely than ever before. This sensational novel her first since the Orange Prize winning Small Island , recently adapted for the BBCtells the life story of July, a slave girl living on a sugar plantation in 1830s Jamaica just as emancipation is juddering into action. Levy's handling of slavery is characteristically authentic, resonant and imaginative. She never sermonises. She doesn't need tothe events and characters speak loud and clear for themselves ." Holly Kyte, The Telegraph " The Long Song is above all the female version of emancipation, told in vivid, vigorous language in which comedy, contempt and a fierce poetry are at work . . . For all that this is supposed to be the autobiography of a woman with 'little ink,' edited by her anxious, seemly son, The Long Song is told with irresistible cunning ; it is captivating, mischievous and optimistic, generating new stories and plot lines throughout the tale . July is one of Levy's stubborn women who inspire both irritation and admiration. She is a splendid creation, whose wit, pride and resilience sweeten a tale that would otherwise make her white readers hang their heads in shame ." Amanda Craig, The Daily Telegraph " As well as providing a history of post-abolition Jamaica, The Long Song is beautifully written, intricately plotted, humorous and earthy. In patois-inflected prose, Levy conjures the greed and licentiousness of the island's sugar impresarios and heiresses as they indulge vast meals and sexual gropingsbefore casting Jamaica aside like a sucked orange. Those who enjoyed Small Island will love The Long Song , not just for the insights on the 'wretched island,' but as a marvel of luminous storytelling ."Ian Thomson, Financial Times "As I read, I kept thinking how magnificently this novel would work in the theatre. Levy has a talent for crowd control, ensemble work, comic timing. She loves to preside over chaos and includes several scenes of virtuoso Jamaican farce, including conflict in the master bedroom (July ends up under the bed). But you will need to crawl under there yourself to find out who was with herand whyand what happened next. And be prepared for the laughter to stop suddenly. For Levy knows that there is nothing as seriously revealing as farce . . . A novel such as Small Island is a hard act to follow, but in her new book Levy has moved into top gear . . . The Long Song reads with the sort of ebullient effortlessness that can only be won by hard work." Kate Kellaway, The Observer (London) "As a story of suffering, indomitability and perseverance, it is thoroughly captivating." Alex Clark, The Guardian "As well as being beautifully written The Long Song is a thoroughly researched historical novel that is both powerful and heartbreaking."Lianne Kolirin, Daily Express "This is a huge leap of the imagination. It's also exceptionally good." Claire Allfree, Metro "Like all of Levy's work, The Long Song , in its power and beauty, is quite simply the truth." Bonnie Greer, Book Quarterly "It is a wonderful, life-enhancing, at times very funny book, largely because of the brilliant invention of the narrator, July . . . It is thoroughly researched, but it wears its research lightly and as well as a fascinating story of our joint black and white past, it gives us the splendid Miss July, who is surely destined to be one of literature's great characters." Sharon Griffiths, The Northern Echo "Levy has articulated the black British experience like no other . . . What a voice." Daily Mirror "The follow-up to Andrea Levy's award-winning Small Island is a set in early 19th century Jamaica and is a tale of the end of slavery., Praise forThe Long SongThis is a terrific book: beautifully written and imagined, and full of surprises . . .A brilliant historical novel." —A. N. Wilson,Reader's Digest InThe Long Song, Andrea Levy explores her Jamaican heritage more completely than ever before.This sensational novel—her first since the Orange Prize–winningSmallIsland, recently adapted for the BBC—tells the life story of July, a slave girl living on a sugar plantation in 1830s Jamaica just as emancipation is juddering into action.Levy's handling of slavery is characteristically authentic, resonant and imaginative. She never sermonises. She doesn't need to—the events and characters speak loud and clear for themselves." —Holly Kyte,The Telegraph The Long Songis above all the female version of emancipation, told in vivid, vigorous language in which comedy, contempt and a fierce poetry are at work . . .For all that this is supposed to be the autobiography of a woman with ‘little ink,' edited by her anxious, seemly son,The Long Songis told with irresistible cunning;it is captivating, mischievous and optimistic, generating new stories and plot lines throughout the tale. July is one of Levy's stubborn women who inspire both irritation and admiration.She is a splendid creation, whose wit, pride and resilience sweeten a tale that would otherwise make her white readers hang their heads in shame." —Amanda Craig,The Daily Telegraph Aswell as providing a history of post-abolition Jamaica,The Long Songis beautifully written, intricately plotted, humorous and earthy.In patois-inflected prose, Levy conjures the greed and licentiousness of the island's sugar impresarios and heiresses as they indulge vast meals and sexual gropings—before casting Jamaica aside like a sucked orange.Those who enjoyedSmallIslandwill loveThe Long Song, not just for the insights on the ‘wretched island,' but as a marvel of luminous storytelling."—Ian Thomson,Financial Times As I read, I kept thinking how magnificently this novel would work in the theatre.Levy has a talent for crowd control, ensemble work, comic timing. She loves to preside over chaos and includes several scenes of virtuoso Jamaican farce, including conflict in the master bedroom(July ends up under the bed). But you will need to crawl under there yourself to find out who was with her—and why—and what happened next. And be prepared for the laughter to stop suddenly. For Levy knows thatthere is nothing as seriously revealing as farce. . . A novel such asSmall Islandis a hard act to follow, but in her new book Levy has moved into top gear . . .The Long Songreads with the sort of ebullient effortlessness that can only be won by hard work." —Kate Kellaway,The Observer(London) As a story of suffering, indomitability and perseverance, it is thoroughly captivating." —Alex Clark,TheGuardian As well as being beautifully writtenThe Long Songis a thoroughly researched historical novel that is both powerful and heartbreaking."—Lianne Kolirin,DailyExpress This is a huge leap of the imagination. It's also exceptionally good." —Claire Allfree,Metro Like all of Levy's work,The Long Song, in its power and beauty, is quite simply the truth." —Bonnie Greer,Book Quarter
Copyright Date
2010
Lccn
2009-043181
Dewey Decimal
823/.92
Dewey Edition
22
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